#38579D#38579D

#38579D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.119 H 264.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38579D
RGB	rgb(56, 87, 157)
HSL	hsl(222, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(222, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 44.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, 11.79, -41.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 43.21, 285.83°)
OKLab	oklab(46.96% -0.0118 -0.1186)
OKLCH	oklch(46.96% 0.119 264.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1228, 10.0905, 33.2532)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38579D #9D7E38

analogous

#388A9D #38579D #4C389D

triadic

#38579D #9D3857 #579D38

tetradic

#38579D #9D388A #9D7E38 #389D4C

square

#38579D #9D388A #9D7E38 #389D4C

split-complementary

#38579D #9D4C38 #8A9D38

monochromatic

#182543 #283E70 #38579D #5174C1 #7E98D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#38579D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#38579D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38579D

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38579D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38579D	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365EA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26559C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38579d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 87, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.119 264.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7986ba',
    500: '#38579d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38579d;
$custom-light: #7986ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38579d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.584,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46955,
    "c": 0.11921,
    "h": 264.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38579D

secondary

#BAA676

accent

#AE51D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38579D

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

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