#38538E#38538E

#38538E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.102 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38538E
RGB	rgb(56, 83, 142)
HSL	hsl(221, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(221, 61%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 41.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.94, 8.99, -35.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.94, 36.91, 284.10°)
OKLab	oklab(45.08% -0.0104 -0.1017)
OKLCH	oklch(45.08% 0.102 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.6050, 8.9795, 26.8130)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38538E #8E7338

analogous

#387E8E #38538E #48388E

triadic

#38538E #8E3853 #538E38

tetradic

#38538E #8E387E #8E7338 #388E48

square

#38538E #8E387E #8E7338 #388E48

split-complementary

#38538E #8E4838 #7E8E38

monochromatic

#152036 #273962 #38538E #4B6DB8 #7791C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#38538E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#38538E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38538E

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38538E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38538E	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A5990

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E518D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38538e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 83, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.102 264.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38538e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.163,
    "s": 43.434,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45079,
    "c": 0.10227,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38538E

secondary

#B29D6F

accent

#AB55D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#090A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38538E

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

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