#38538D#38538D

#38538D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.101 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38538D
RGB	rgb(56, 83, 141)
HSL	hsl(221, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(221, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 41.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.89, 8.64, -35.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.89, 36.32, 283.75°)
OKLab	oklab(45.02% -0.0106 -0.1002)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.101 264)
XYZ	xyz(9.5302, 8.9496, 26.4194)
Luminance	0.0895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38538D #8D7238

analogous

#387D8D #38538D #47388D

triadic

#38538D #8D3853 #538D38

tetradic

#38538D #8D387D #8D7238 #388D47

square

#38538D #8D387D #8D7238 #388D47

split-complementary

#38538D #8D4738 #7D8D38

monochromatic

#151F35 #273961 #38538D #4B6DB7 #7791C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#38538D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#38538D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38538D

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38538D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38538D	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A598F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F518C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38538d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 83, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.101 264.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7683af',
    500: '#38538d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38538d;
$custom-light: #7683af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38538d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.941,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45015,
    "c": 0.10078,
    "h": 264
  },
  "luminance": 0.0895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38538D

secondary

#B29D6F

accent

#AB55D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#090A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38538D

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

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