#38549F#38549F

#38549F is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.126 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38549F
RGB	rgb(56, 84, 159)
HSL	hsl(224, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(224, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 47.2%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.27, 14.48, -43.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.27, 46.27, 288.23°)
OKLab	oklab(46.43% -0.0083 -0.1257)
OKLCH	oklch(46.43% 0.126 266.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.0571, 9.6836, 34.0806)
Luminance	0.0969 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38549F #9F8338

analogous

#38889F #38549F #4F389F

triadic

#38549F #9F3854 #549F38

tetradic

#38549F #9F3888 #9F8338 #389F4F

square

#38549F #9F3888 #9F8338 #389F4F

split-complementary

#38549F #9F4F38 #889F38

monochromatic

#182444 #283C72 #38549F #5271C2 #7F96D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#38549F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#38549F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38549F

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38549F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38549F	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5DA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C539D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38549f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 84, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.126 266.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7983bc',
    500: '#38549f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38549f;
$custom-light: #7983bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38549f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.689,
    "s": 47.907,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46431,
    "c": 0.12593,
    "h": 266.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38549F

secondary

#BBA977

accent

#B350D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38549F

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

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