#38529C#38529C

#38529C is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.124 H 266.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38529C
RGB	rgb(56, 82, 156)
HSL	hsl(224, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(224, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 47.4%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.51, 14.70, -43.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.51, 45.79, 288.72°)
OKLab	oklab(45.79% -0.0067 -0.124)
OKLCH	oklch(45.79% 0.124 266.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.6469, 9.2747, 32.6752)
Luminance	0.0928 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38529C #9C8238

analogous

#38849C #38529C #50389C

triadic

#38529C #9C3852 #529C38

tetradic

#38529C #9C3884 #9C8238 #389C50

square

#38529C #9C3884 #9C8238 #389C50

split-complementary

#38529C #9C5038 #849C38

monochromatic

#182342 #283A6F #38529C #516EC0 #7E93D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#38529C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#38529C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38529C

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38529C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38529C	1.00	7.36	2.86	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5B9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C529A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38529c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 82, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.124 266.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7982ba',
    500: '#38529c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38529c;
$custom-light: #7982ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38529c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.4,
    "s": 47.17,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45787,
    "c": 0.12415,
    "h": 266.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38529C

secondary

#BAA876

accent

#B451D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEEF6

border

#C9C9D0

text

#0A0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38529C

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

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