#38538F#38538F

#38538F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.104 H 264.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38538F
RGB	rgb(56, 83, 143)
HSL	hsl(221, 44%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(221, 61%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 42%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.00, 9.35, -36.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.00, 37.50, 284.44°)
OKLab	oklab(45.14% -0.0102 -0.1032)
OKLCH	oklch(45.14% 0.104 264.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.6804, 9.0096, 27.2102)
Luminance	0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#38538F #8F7438

analogous

#387F8F #38538F #49388F

triadic

#38538F #8F3853 #538F38

tetradic

#38538F #8F387F #8F7438 #388F49

square

#38538F #8F387F #8F7438 #388F49

split-complementary

#38538F #8F4938 #7F8F38

monochromatic

#162037 #273963 #38538F #4B6DB9 #7791CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#38538F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#38538F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38538F

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38538F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38538F	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395991

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D518E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00606A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38538f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 83, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.104 264.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7683b0',
    500: '#38538f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38538f;
$custom-light: #7683b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38538f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.379,
    "s": 43.719,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45142,
    "c": 0.10375,
    "h": 264.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38538F

secondary

#B39E70

accent

#AC54D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF5

border

#C8C9CF

text

#090A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38538F

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

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