#38599E#38599E

#38599E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.118 H 263.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38599E
RGB	rgb(56, 89, 158)
HSL	hsl(221, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(221, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 43.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, 10.85, -41.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 42.56, 284.77°)
OKLab	oklab(47.47% -0.0137 -0.1174)
OKLCH	oklch(47.47% 0.118 263.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.3727, 10.4531, 33.7594)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38599E #9E7D38

analogous

#388C9E #38599E #4A389E

triadic

#38599E #9E3859 #599E38

tetradic

#38599E #9E388C #9E7D38 #389E4A

square

#38599E #9E388C #9E7D38 #389E4A

split-complementary

#38599E #9E4A38 #8C9E38

monochromatic

#182644 #284071 #38599E #5276C2 #7F9AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#38599E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#38599E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38599E

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38599E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38599E	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3960A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29579D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38599e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 89, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.118 263.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7987bb',
    500: '#38599e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38599e;
$custom-light: #7987bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38599e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.588,
    "s": 47.664,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47466,
    "c": 0.11816,
    "h": 263.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38599E

secondary

#BBA577

accent

#AC51D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38599E

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

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