#38579C#38579C

#38579C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.118 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38579C
RGB	rgb(56, 87, 156)
HSL	hsl(221, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(221, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 44.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, 11.43, -41.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 42.63, 285.55°)
OKLab	oklab(46.89% -0.012 -0.1171)
OKLCH	oklch(46.89% 0.118 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.0377, 10.0564, 32.8055)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38579C #9C7D38

analogous

#38899C #38579C #4B389C

triadic

#38579C #9C3857 #579C38

tetradic

#38579C #9C3889 #9C7D38 #389C4B

square

#38579C #9C3889 #9C7D38 #389C4B

split-complementary

#38579C #9C4B38 #899C38

monochromatic

#182542 #283E6F #38579C #5173C0 #7E97D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#38579C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#38579C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38579C

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38579C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38579C	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375E9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28559B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38579c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 87, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.118 264.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7986b9',
    500: '#38579c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38579c;
$custom-light: #7986b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38579c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.4,
    "s": 47.17,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46888,
    "c": 0.11776,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38579C

secondary

#BAA576

accent

#AD51D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38579C

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

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