#38507B#38507B

#38507B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.078 H 261.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38507B
RGB	rgb(56, 80, 123)
HSL	hsl(219, 37%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(219, 54%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 35%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.00, 4.28, -27.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.00, 27.54, 278.94°)
OKLab	oklab(43.23% -0.0115 -0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(43.23% 0.078 261.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.0735, 8.0075, 19.8552)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38507B #7B6338

analogous

#38727B #38507B #41387B

triadic

#38507B #7B3850 #507B38

tetradic

#38507B #7B3872 #7B6338 #387B41

square

#38507B #7B3872 #7B6338 #387B41

split-complementary

#38507B #7B4138 #727B38

monochromatic

#121927 #253551 #38507B #4B6BA5 #708CBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#38507B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#38507B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38507B

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38507B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38507B	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)

#3F537D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#374D7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#165960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38507b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 80, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.078 261.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7380a1',
    500: '#38507b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38507b;
$custom-light: #7380a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38507b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.507,
    "s": 37.43,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43229,
    "c": 0.07755,
    "h": 261.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38507B

secondary

#A79068

accent

#A45ACD

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EDEEF2

border

#C8C9CC

text

#080A0F

muted

#7B7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38507B

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

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