#38488C#38488C

#38488C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.114 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38488C
RGB	rgb(56, 72, 140)
HSL	hsl(229, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(229, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 48.6%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.63, 15.55, -39.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.63, 42.79, 291.31°)
OKLab	oklab(42.5% 0.0018 -0.1138)
OKLCH	oklch(42.5% 0.114 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.6803, 7.3683, 25.7706)
Luminance	0.0737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38488C #8C7C38

analogous

#38728C #38488C #52388C

triadic

#38488C #8C3848 #488C38

tetradic

#38488C #8C3872 #8C7C38 #388C52

square

#38488C #8C3872 #8C7C38 #388C52

split-complementary

#38488C #8C5238 #728C38

monochromatic

#151B35 #273260 #38488C #4A5FB7 #7686C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.49

#38488C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#38488C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38488C

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38488C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38488C	1.00	8.49	2.47	8.49
#FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#27518F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A498B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005763

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38488c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.114 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767aae',
    500: '#38488c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38488c;
$custom-light: #767aae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38488c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.571,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42499,
    "c": 0.11382,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38488C

secondary

#B1A56F

accent

#BB55D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38488C

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

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