#38579E#38579E

#38579E is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.121 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38579E
RGB	rgb(56, 87, 158)
HSL	hsl(222, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(222, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 44.9%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.07, 12.15, -42.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.07, 43.80, 286.11°)
OKLab	oklab(47.02% -0.0116 -0.1201)
OKLCH	oklch(47.02% 0.121 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.2085, 10.1247, 33.7047)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38579E #9E7F38

analogous

#388A9E #38579E #4C389E

triadic

#38579E #9E3857 #579E38

tetradic

#38579E #9E388A #9E7F38 #389E4C

square

#38579E #9E388A #9E7F38 #389E4C

split-complementary

#38579E #9E4C38 #8A9E38

monochromatic

#182544 #283E71 #38579E #5274C2 #7F98D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#38579E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#38579E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38579E

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38579E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38579E	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365FA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#25559D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38579e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 87, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.121 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7986bb',
    500: '#38579e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38579e;
$custom-light: #7986bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38579e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.765,
    "s": 47.664,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47021,
    "c": 0.12066,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38579E

secondary

#BBA677

accent

#AE51D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38579E

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

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