#38517C#38517C
#38517C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.078 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38517C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 81, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 38%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 55%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.8%, 34.7%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.36, 3.98, -27.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.36, 27.56, 278.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.52% -0.0125 -0.0768) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.52% 0.078 260.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2102, 8.1802, 20.2112) |
| Luminance | 0.0818 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.94
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.33
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.85
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.89
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.24
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38517C #7C6338
analogous
#38737C #38517C #41387C
triadic
#38517C #7C3851 #517C38
tetradic
#38517C #7C3873 #7C6338 #387C41
square
#38517C #7C3873 #7C6338 #387C41
split-complementary
#38517C #7C4138 #737C38
monochromatic
#121A28 #253552 #38517C #4B6DA6 #708DBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.97
#38517C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.64
#38517C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #38517C
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38517C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38517C | 1.00 | 7.97 | 2.64 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#40547E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#384E7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#155A61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38517c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 81, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.078 260.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7381a2',
500: '#38517c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38517c; $custom-light: #7381a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38517c",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 81,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.941,
"s": 37.778,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43524,
"c": 0.07786,
"h": 260.8
},
"luminance": 0.08181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38517C
secondary
#A79068
accent
#A35ACE
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF3
border
#C8C9CD
text
#080A0F
muted
#7B7C7F