#384D8D#384D8D

#384D8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.109 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#384D8D
RGB	rgb(56, 77, 141)
HSL	hsl(225, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(225, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 45.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.13, 12.58, -38.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.13, 40.11, 288.29°)
OKLab	oklab(43.66% -0.0037 -0.1085)
OKLCH	oklch(43.66% 0.109 268)
XYZ	xyz(9.0909, 8.0709, 26.2729)
Luminance	0.0807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#384D8D #8D7838

analogous

#38778D #384D8D #4D388D

triadic

#384D8D #8D384D #4D8D38

tetradic

#384D8D #8D3877 #8D7838 #388D4D

square

#384D8D #8D3877 #8D7838 #388D4D

split-complementary

#384D8D #8D4D38 #778D38

monochromatic

#151D35 #273561 #384D8D #4B66B7 #778BC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#384D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#384D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #384D8D

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##384D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##384D8D	1.00	8.03	2.61	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#30548F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244D8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #384d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 77, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.109 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767eaf',
    500: '#384d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #384d8d;
$custom-light: #767eaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#384d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.176,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43664,
    "c": 0.10856,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.08072
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#384D8D

secondary

#B2A16F

accent

#B455D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #384D8D

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

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