#38599C#38599C

#38599C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.115 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38599C
RGB	rgb(56, 89, 156)
HSL	hsl(220, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(220, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 42.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.52, 10.13, -40.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.52, 41.40, 284.16°)
OKLab	oklab(47.34% -0.0141 -0.1144)
OKLCH	oklch(47.34% 0.115 263)
XYZ	xyz(11.2019, 10.3848, 32.8602)
Luminance	0.1039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38599C #9C7B38

analogous

#388B9C #38599C #49389C

triadic

#38599C #9C3859 #599C38

tetradic

#38599C #9C388B #9C7B38 #389C49

square

#38599C #9C388B #9C7B38 #389C49

split-complementary

#38599C #9C4938 #8B9C38

monochromatic

#182642 #283F6F #38599C #5176C0 #7E99D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#38599C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#38599C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38599C

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38599C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38599C	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B609F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C569B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38599c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 89, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.115 263.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7987b9',
    500: '#38599c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38599c;
$custom-light: #7987b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38599c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.2,
    "s": 47.17,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47336,
    "c": 0.11527,
    "h": 263
  },
  "luminance": 0.10386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38599C

secondary

#BAA376

accent

#AB51D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38599C

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

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