#38529D#38529D

#38529D is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.126 H 267.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38529D
RGB	rgb(56, 82, 157)
HSL	hsl(225, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(225, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 47.8%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.57, 15.06, -43.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.57, 46.38, 288.95°)
OKLab	oklab(45.86% -0.0065 -0.1254)
OKLCH	oklch(45.86% 0.126 267)
XYZ	xyz(10.7319, 9.3087, 33.1230)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38529D #9D8338

analogous

#38859D #38529D #50389D

triadic

#38529D #9D3852 #529D38

tetradic

#38529D #9D3885 #9D8338 #389D50

square

#38529D #9D3885 #9D8338 #389D50

split-complementary

#38529D #9D5038 #859D38

monochromatic

#182343 #283A70 #38529D #516EC1 #7E94D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#38529D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#38529D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38529D

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38529D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38529D	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5BA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A529B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38529d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 82, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.126 267.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38529d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.554,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45857,
    "c": 0.12561,
    "h": 267
  },
  "luminance": 0.0931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38529D

secondary

#BAA976

accent

#B451D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEEF6

border

#C9C9D0

text

#0A0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38529D

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

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