#38499C#38499C

#38499C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.136 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38499C
RGB	rgb(56, 73, 156)
HSL	hsl(230, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(230, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 53.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.99, 20.65, -47.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.99, 51.72, 293.53°)
OKLab	oklab(43.88% 0.0025 -0.136)
OKLCH	oklch(43.88% 0.136 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.0122, 8.0053, 32.4636)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38499C #9C8B38

analogous

#387B9C #38499C #59389C

triadic

#38499C #9C3849 #499C38

tetradic

#38499C #9C387B #9C8B38 #389C59

square

#38499C #9C387B #9C8B38 #389C59

split-complementary

#38499C #9C5938 #7B9C38

monochromatic

#181F42 #28346F #38499C #5164C0 #7E8CD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#38499C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#38499C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38499C

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38499C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38499C	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#16559F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38499c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 73, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.136 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#797bba',
    500: '#38499c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38499c;
$custom-light: #797bba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38499c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.8,
    "s": 47.17,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43878,
    "c": 0.13602,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38499C

secondary

#BAAE76

accent

#C051D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38499C

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

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