#38579F#38579F

#38579F is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.122 H 264.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38579F
RGB	rgb(56, 87, 159)
HSL	hsl(222, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(222, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 45.3%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 12.52, -42.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 44.38, 286.38°)
OKLab	oklab(47.09% -0.0114 -0.1216)
OKLCH	oklch(47.09% 0.122 264.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.2949, 10.1593, 34.1599)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38579F #9F8038

analogous

#388B9F #38579F #4D389F

triadic

#38579F #9F3857 #579F38

tetradic

#38579F #9F388B #9F8038 #389F4D

square

#38579F #9F388B #9F8038 #389F4D

split-complementary

#38579F #9F4D38 #8B9F38

monochromatic

#182544 #283E72 #38579F #5274C2 #7F98D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#38579F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#38579F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38579F

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38579F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38579F	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355FA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24559E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38579f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 87, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.122 264.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7986bc',
    500: '#38579f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38579f;
$custom-light: #7986bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38579f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.942,
    "s": 47.907,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47088,
    "c": 0.12211,
    "h": 264.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38579F

secondary

#BBA777

accent

#AF50D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38579F

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

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