#38549D#38549D

#38549D is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.123 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38549D
RGB	rgb(56, 84, 157)
HSL	hsl(223, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(223, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 46.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.14, 13.75, -42.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.14, 45.10, 287.75°)
OKLab	oklab(46.29% -0.0086 -0.1227)
OKLCH	oklch(46.29% 0.123 266)
XYZ	xyz(10.8849, 9.6147, 33.1740)
Luminance	0.0962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38549D #9D8138

analogous

#38879D #38549D #4E389D

triadic

#38549D #9D3854 #549D38

tetradic

#38549D #9D3887 #9D8138 #389D4E

square

#38549D #9D3887 #9D8138 #389D4E

split-complementary

#38549D #9D4E38 #879D38

monochromatic

#182443 #283C70 #38549D #5170C1 #7E95D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#38549D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#38549D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38549D

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38549D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38549D	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#315CA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F539B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38549d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 84, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.123 266.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7983ba',
    500: '#38549d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38549d;
$custom-light: #7983ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38549d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.366,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46293,
    "c": 0.12303,
    "h": 266
  },
  "luminance": 0.09616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38549D

secondary

#BAA876

accent

#B251D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38549D

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

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