#38599D#38599D

#38599D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.117 H 263.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38599D
RGB	rgb(56, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(220, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(220, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.58, 10.49, -40.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.58, 41.98, 284.47°)
OKLab	oklab(47.4% -0.0139 -0.1159)
OKLCH	oklch(47.4% 0.117 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.2869, 10.4188, 33.3080)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38599D #9D7C38

analogous

#388C9D #38599D #4A389D

triadic

#38599D #9D3859 #599D38

tetradic

#38599D #9D388C #9D7C38 #389D4A

square

#38599D #9D388C #9D7C38 #389D4A

split-complementary

#38599D #9D4A38 #8C9D38

monochromatic

#182643 #283F70 #38599D #5176C1 #7E99D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#38599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#38599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38599D

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38599D	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A60A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A579C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.117 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7987ba',
    500: '#38599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38599d;
$custom-light: #7987ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.396,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47401,
    "c": 0.11671,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38599D

secondary

#BAA476

accent

#AB51D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38599D

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

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