#38519D#38519D

#38519D is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.127 H 267.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38519D
RGB	rgb(56, 81, 157)
HSL	hsl(225, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(225, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 48.4%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.29, 15.72, -44.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.29, 47.03, 289.53°)
OKLab	oklab(45.64% -0.0055 -0.1268)
OKLCH	oklch(45.64% 0.127 267.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.6570, 9.1590, 33.0980)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38519D #9D8438

analogous

#38849D #38519D #52389D

triadic

#38519D #9D3851 #519D38

tetradic

#38519D #9D3884 #9D8438 #389D52

square

#38519D #9D3884 #9D8438 #389D52

split-complementary

#38519D #9D5238 #849D38

monochromatic

#182243 #283A70 #38519D #516DC1 #7E93D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#38519D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#38519D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38519D

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38519D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38519D	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A5AA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17519B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00626F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38519d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 81, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.127 267.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7981ba',
    500: '#38519d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38519d;
$custom-light: #7981ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38519d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.149,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45641,
    "c": 0.12691,
    "h": 267.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38519D

secondary

#BAAA76

accent

#B651D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEEF6

border

#C9C9D0

text

#0A0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38519D

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

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