#38589F#38589F

#38589F is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.121 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38589F
RGB	rgb(56, 88, 159)
HSL	hsl(221, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(221, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 44.7%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, 11.86, -42.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 43.75, 285.73°)
OKLab	oklab(47.31% -0.0125 -0.1202)
OKLCH	oklch(47.31% 0.121 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.3764, 10.3224, 34.1871)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38589F #9F7F38

analogous

#388C9F #38589F #4B389F

triadic

#38589F #9F3858 #589F38

tetradic

#38589F #9F388C #9F7F38 #389F4B

square

#38589F #9F388C #9F7F38 #389F4B

split-complementary

#38589F #9F4B38 #8C9F38

monochromatic

#182644 #283F72 #38589F #5275C2 #7F99D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#38589F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#38589F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38589F

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38589F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38589F	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375FA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26569E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38589f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 88, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.121 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7986bc',
    500: '#38589f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38589f;
$custom-light: #7986bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38589f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.359,
    "s": 47.907,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4731,
    "c": 0.12085,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38589F

secondary

#BBA677

accent

#AD50D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38589F

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

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