#38599F#38599F

#38599F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.120 H 263.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38599F
RGB	rgb(56, 89, 159)
HSL	hsl(221, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(221, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 44%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 11.21, -41.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 43.14, 285.07°)
OKLab	oklab(47.53% -0.0135 -0.1188)
OKLCH	oklch(47.53% 0.12 263.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.4591, 10.4877, 34.2146)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38599F #9F7E38

analogous

#388C9F #38599F #4B389F

triadic

#38599F #9F3859 #599F38

tetradic

#38599F #9F388C #9F7E38 #389F4B

square

#38599F #9F388C #9F7E38 #389F4B

split-complementary

#38599F #9F4B38 #8C9F38

monochromatic

#182644 #284072 #38599F #5276C2 #7F9AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#38599F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#38599F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38599F

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38599F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38599F	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3860A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28579E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38599f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 89, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.120 263.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7987bc',
    500: '#38599f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38599f;
$custom-light: #7987bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38599f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.777,
    "s": 47.907,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47532,
    "c": 0.1196,
    "h": 263.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38599F

secondary

#BBA677

accent

#AC50D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38599F

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

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