#38488E#38488E

#38488E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.117 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38488E
RGB	rgb(56, 72, 142)
HSL	hsl(229, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(229, 61%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 49.3%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.76, 16.27, -40.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.76, 44.00, 291.70°)
OKLab	oklab(42.64% 0.0021 -0.1168)
OKLCH	oklch(42.64% 0.117 271)
XYZ	xyz(8.8291, 7.4278, 26.5544)
Luminance	0.0743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38488E #8E7E38

analogous

#38738E #38488E #53388E

triadic

#38488E #8E3848 #488E38

tetradic

#38488E #8E3873 #8E7E38 #388E53

square

#38488E #8E3873 #8E7E38 #388E53

split-complementary

#38488E #8E5338 #738E38

monochromatic

#151B36 #273262 #38488E #4B5FB8 #7786C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#38488E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#38488E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38488E

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38488E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38488E	1.00	8.45	2.49	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#255191

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17498D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005864

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38488e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.117 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777aaf',
    500: '#38488e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38488e;
$custom-light: #777aaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38488e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.837,
    "s": 43.434,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4264,
    "c": 0.11682,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.07428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38488E

secondary

#B2A66F

accent

#BC55D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF5

border

#C9C8CF

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38488E

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

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