#38538C#38538C

#38538C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.099 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38538C
RGB	rgb(56, 83, 140)
HSL	hsl(221, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(221, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 40.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.83, 8.28, -34.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.83, 35.74, 283.40°)
OKLab	oklab(44.95% -0.0108 -0.0987)
OKLCH	oklch(44.95% 0.099 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.4561, 8.9199, 26.0293)
Luminance	0.0892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38538C #8C7138

analogous

#387D8C #38538C #47388C

triadic

#38538C #8C3853 #538C38

tetradic

#38538C #8C387D #8C7138 #388C47

square

#38538C #8C387D #8C7138 #388C47

split-complementary

#38538C #8C4738 #7D8C38

monochromatic

#151F35 #273960 #38538C #4A6DB7 #7691C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#38538C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#38538C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38538C

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38538C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38538C	1.00	7.54	2.78	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B588E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#30518B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38538c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 83, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.099 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7683ae',
    500: '#38538c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38538c;
$custom-light: #7683ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38538c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.714,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44952,
    "c": 0.0993,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38538C

secondary

#B19C6F

accent

#AA55D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#090A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38538C

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →