#38579B#38579B
#38579B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.116 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38579B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 87, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 47%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 64%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 43.9%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.88, 11.06, -40.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.88, 42.05, 285.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.82% -0.0122 -0.1157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.82% 0.116 264) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9534, 10.0227, 32.3613) |
| Luminance | 0.1002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 1.98
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.45
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.56
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.39
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.69
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38579B #9B7C38
analogous
#38899B #38579B #4B389B
triadic
#38579B #9B3857 #579B38
tetradic
#38579B #9B3889 #9B7C38 #389B4B
square
#38579B #9B3889 #9B7C38 #389B4B
split-complementary
#38579B #9B4B38 #899B38
monochromatic
#182541 #283E6E #38579B #5073C0 #7D97D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#38579B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#38579B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #38579B
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38579B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38579B | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#385E9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#29559A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006671
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38579b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 87, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.116 264.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7886b9',
500: '#38579b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38579b; $custom-light: #7886b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38579b",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 87,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.212,
"s": 46.919,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46822,
"c": 0.11631,
"h": 264
},
"luminance": 0.10024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38579B
secondary
#B9A475
accent
#AD51D7
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EEEFF6
border
#C9CAD0
text
#0A0B11
muted
#7C7C80