#38598E#38598E
#38598E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.095 H 259.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38598E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 89, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 43%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 61%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.6%, 37.3%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.73, 5.11, -32.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.73, 33.36, 278.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.46% -0.0173 -0.0934) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.46% 0.095 259.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0840, 9.9376, 26.9727) |
| Luminance | 0.0994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 0.89
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.80
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.81
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.13
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.26
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38598E #8E6D38
analogous
#38848E #38598E #42388E
triadic
#38598E #8E3859 #598E38
tetradic
#38598E #8E3884 #8E6D38 #388E42
square
#38598E #8E3884 #8E6D38 #388E42
split-complementary
#38598E #8E4238 #848E38
monochromatic
#152236 #273D62 #38598E #4B75B8 #7797C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#38598E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#38598E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #38598E
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38598E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38598E | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#435D90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#37558D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00656D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38598e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 89, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.095 259.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7687af',
500: '#38598e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38598e; $custom-light: #7687af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38598e",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 89,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.977,
"s": 43.434,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46462,
"c": 0.09498,
"h": 259.5
},
"luminance": 0.09939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38598E
secondary
#B2996F
accent
#A355D3
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EDEFF4
border
#C8CACE
text
#090B10
muted
#7B7C7F