#38488D#38488D

#38488D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.115 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38488D
RGB	rgb(56, 72, 141)
HSL	hsl(229, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(229, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 48.9%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.70, 15.91, -40.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.70, 43.40, 291.50°)
OKLab	oklab(42.57% 0.002 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(42.57% 0.115 271)
XYZ	xyz(8.7544, 7.3979, 26.1607)
Luminance	0.0740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38488D #8D7D38

analogous

#38728D #38488D #52388D

triadic

#38488D #8D3848 #488D38

tetradic

#38488D #8D3872 #8D7D38 #388D52

square

#38488D #8D3872 #8D7D38 #388D52

split-complementary

#38488D #8D5238 #728D38

monochromatic

#151B35 #273261 #38488D #4B5FB7 #7786C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#38488D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#38488D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38488D

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38488D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38488D	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#19498C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38488d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.115 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767aaf',
    500: '#38488d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38488d;
$custom-light: #767aaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38488d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.706,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42569,
    "c": 0.11533,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.07399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38488D

secondary

#B2A56F

accent

#BB55D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF4

border

#C9C8CE

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38488D

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

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