#38599B#38599B

#38599B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.114 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38599B
RGB	rgb(56, 89, 155)
HSL	hsl(220, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(220, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 42.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.47, 9.76, -39.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.47, 40.82, 283.84°)
OKLab	oklab(47.27% -0.0143 -0.1129)
OKLCH	oklch(47.27% 0.114 262.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.1176, 10.3511, 32.4161)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38599B #9B7A38

analogous

#388B9B #38599B #49389B

triadic

#38599B #9B3859 #599B38

tetradic

#38599B #9B388B #9B7A38 #389B49

square

#38599B #9B388B #9B7A38 #389B49

split-complementary

#38599B #9B4938 #8B9B38

monochromatic

#182541 #283F6E #38599B #5076C0 #7D99D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#38599B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#38599B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38599B

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38599B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38599B	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B5F9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D569A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38599b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 89, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.114 262.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7887b9',
    500: '#38599b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38599b;
$custom-light: #7887b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38599b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 46.919,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47271,
    "c": 0.11382,
    "h": 262.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38599B

secondary

#B9A375

accent

#AA51D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38599B

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

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