#38489F#38489F
#38489F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.142 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38489F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 72, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 48%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 65%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.8%, 54.7%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.94, 22.39, -49.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.94, 54.16, 294.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.9% 0.0037 -0.1416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.9% 0.142 271.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2042, 7.9778, 33.7963) |
| Luminance | 0.0798 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.17
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.47
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.89
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.43
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.92
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38489F #9F8F38
analogous
#387B9F #38489F #5C389F
triadic
#38489F #9F3848 #489F38
tetradic
#38489F #9F387B #9F8F38 #389F5C
square
#38489F #9F387B #9F8F38 #389F5C
split-complementary
#38489F #9F5C38 #7B9F38
monochromatic
#181F44 #283472 #38489F #5263C2 #7F8CD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.09
#38489F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.60
#38489F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #38489F
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38489F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38489F | 1.00 | 8.09 | 2.60 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0B55A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004B9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38489f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.142 271.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7a7abc',
500: '#38489f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38489f; $custom-light: #7a7abc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38489f",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 72,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.68,
"s": 47.907,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43904,
"c": 0.14166,
"h": 271.5
},
"luminance": 0.07979
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38489F
secondary
#BBB177
accent
#C250D7
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EEEDF6
border
#C9C8D0
text
#0A0912
muted
#7C7B81