#38589D#38589D

#38589D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.118 H 263.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38589D
RGB	rgb(56, 88, 157)
HSL	hsl(221, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(221, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 43.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.29, 11.14, -41.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.29, 42.59, 285.16°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% -0.0128 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.118 263.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.2043, 10.2535, 33.2804)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38589D #9D7D38

analogous

#388B9D #38589D #4B389D

triadic

#38589D #9D3858 #589D38

tetradic

#38589D #9D388B #9D7D38 #389D4B

square

#38589D #9D388B #9D7D38 #389D4B

split-complementary

#38589D #9D4B38 #8B9D38

monochromatic

#182543 #283F70 #38589D #5175C1 #7E99D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#38589D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#38589D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38589D

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38589D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38589D	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385FA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28569C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38589d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 88, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.118 263.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7986ba',
    500: '#38589d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38589d;
$custom-light: #7986ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38589d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.99,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47177,
    "c": 0.11796,
    "h": 263.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38589D

secondary

#BAA576

accent

#AC51D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38589D

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

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