#38488B#38488B

#38488B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.112 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38488B
RGB	rgb(56, 72, 139)
HSL	hsl(228, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(228, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 48.2%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.57, 15.19, -39.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.57, 42.19, 291.11°)
OKLab	oklab(42.43% 0.0017 -0.1123)
OKLCH	oklch(42.43% 0.112 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.6069, 7.3389, 25.3841)
Luminance	0.0734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38488B #8B7B38

analogous

#38718B #38488B #51388B

triadic

#38488B #8B3848 #488B38

tetradic

#38488B #8B3871 #8B7B38 #388B51

square

#38488B #8B3871 #8B7B38 #388B51

split-complementary

#38488B #8B5138 #718B38

monochromatic

#151B34 #26315F #38488B #4A5FB6 #7686C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#38488B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#38488B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38488B

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38488B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38488B	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28508D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C498A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005763

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38488b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.112 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767aad',
    500: '#38488b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38488b;
$custom-light: #767aad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38488b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.434,
    "s": 42.564,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42429,
    "c": 0.11232,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38488B

secondary

#B1A46E

accent

#BA55D2

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38488B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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