#38509F#38509F

#38509F is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.131 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38509F
RGB	rgb(56, 80, 159)
HSL	hsl(226, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(226, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 49.7%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.14, 17.11, -45.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.14, 48.86, 290.50°)
OKLab	oklab(45.57% -0.0042 -0.131)
OKLCH	oklch(45.57% 0.131 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.7554, 9.0803, 33.9800)
Luminance	0.0908 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38509F #9F8738

analogous

#38849F #38509F #53389F

triadic

#38509F #9F3850 #509F38

tetradic

#38509F #9F3884 #9F8738 #389F53

square

#38509F #9F3884 #9F8738 #389F53

split-complementary

#38509F #9F5338 #849F38

monochromatic

#182244 #283972 #38509F #526CC2 #7F93D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#38509F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#38509F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38509F

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38509F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38509F	1.00	7.46	2.82	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265AA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E519D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38509f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 80, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.131 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7980bc',
    500: '#38509f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38509f;
$custom-light: #7980bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38509f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.019,
    "s": 47.907,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45569,
    "c": 0.13112,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38509F

secondary

#BBAC77

accent

#B850D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEEF6

border

#C9C9D0

text

#0A0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38509F

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

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