#38499D#38499D

#38499D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.137 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38499D
RGB	rgb(56, 73, 157)
HSL	hsl(230, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(230, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 53.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.06, 21.01, -47.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.06, 52.31, 293.68°)
OKLab	oklab(43.95% 0.0026 -0.1374)
OKLCH	oklch(43.95% 0.137 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.0972, 8.0393, 32.9114)
Luminance	0.0804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38499D #9D8C38

analogous

#387C9D #38499D #5A389D

triadic

#38499D #9D3849 #499D38

tetradic

#38499D #9D387C #9D8C38 #389D5A

square

#38499D #9D387C #9D8C38 #389D5A

split-complementary

#38499D #9D5A38 #7C9D38

monochromatic

#181F43 #283470 #38499D #5164C1 #7E8CD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#38499D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#38499D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38499D

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38499D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38499D	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1455A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38499d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 73, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.137 271.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38499d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.901,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43954,
    "c": 0.13746,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38499D

secondary

#BAAF76

accent

#C051D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38499D

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

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