#38599A#38599A

#38599A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.112 H 262.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38599A
RGB	rgb(56, 89, 154)
HSL	hsl(220, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(220, 64%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 42.2%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, 9.40, -39.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 40.25, 283.51°)
OKLab	oklab(47.21% -0.0145 -0.1114)
OKLCH	oklch(47.21% 0.112 262.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.0340, 10.3176, 31.9756)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38599A #9A7938

analogous

#388A9A #38599A #48389A

triadic

#38599A #9A3859 #599A38

tetradic

#38599A #9A388A #9A7938 #389A48

square

#38599A #9A388A #9A7938 #389A48

split-complementary

#38599A #9A4838 #8A9A38

monochromatic

#172540 #283F6D #38599A #5075BF #7D99D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#38599A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#38599A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38599A

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38599A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38599A	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)

#3C5F9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5699

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38599a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 89, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.112 262.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7887b8',
    500: '#38599a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38599a;
$custom-light: #7887b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38599a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.796,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47206,
    "c": 0.11238,
    "h": 262.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38599A

secondary

#B9A275

accent

#AA51D6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38599A

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

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