#38499B#38499B

#38499B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.135 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38499B
RGB	rgb(56, 73, 155)
HSL	hsl(230, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(230, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 52.9%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.92, 20.29, -46.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.92, 51.12, 293.38°)
OKLab	oklab(43.8% 0.0024 -0.1345)
OKLCH	oklch(43.8% 0.135 271)
XYZ	xyz(9.9278, 7.9715, 32.0195)
Luminance	0.0797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38499B #9B8A38

analogous

#387B9B #38499B #59389B

triadic

#38499B #9B3849 #499B38

tetradic

#38499B #9B387B #9B8A38 #389B59

square

#38499B #9B387B #9B8A38 #389B59

split-complementary

#38499B #9B5938 #7B9B38

monochromatic

#181F41 #28346E #38499B #5063C0 #7D8CD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#38499B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#38499B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38499B

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38499B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38499B	1.00	8.09	2.59	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18549E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38499b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 73, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.135 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#797bb9',
    500: '#38499b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38499b;
$custom-light: #797bb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38499b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.697,
    "s": 46.919,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43803,
    "c": 0.13457,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.07972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38499B

secondary

#B9AE75

accent

#C051D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38499B

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

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