#384D8A#384D8A

#384D8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.104 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#384D8A
RGB	rgb(56, 77, 138)
HSL	hsl(225, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(225, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 44.2%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.95, 11.51, -36.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.95, 38.31, 287.49°)
OKLab	oklab(43.46% -0.0043 -0.104)
OKLCH	oklch(43.46% 0.104 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.8707, 7.9828, 25.1132)
Luminance	0.0798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#384D8A #8A7538

analogous

#38768A #384D8A #4C388A

triadic

#384D8A #8A384D #4D8A38

tetradic

#384D8A #8A3876 #8A7538 #388A4C

square

#384D8A #8A3876 #8A7538 #388A4C

split-complementary

#384D8A #8A4C38 #768A38

monochromatic

#151C33 #26355E #384D8A #4A65B5 #758AC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#384D8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#384D8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #384D8A

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##384D8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##384D8A	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)

#32548C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#274C89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #384d8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 77, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.104 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767eac',
    500: '#384d8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #384d8a;
$custom-light: #767eac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#384d8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.634,
    "s": 42.268,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43464,
    "c": 0.10406,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#384D8A

secondary

#B09F6E

accent

#B256D2

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #384D8A

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

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