#38609C#38609C

#38609C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.107 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38609C
RGB	rgb(56, 96, 156)
HSL	hsl(216, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(216, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 38.5%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.58, 5.63, -36.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.58, 37.30, 278.68°)
OKLab	oklab(48.93% -0.0217 -0.1047)
OKLCH	oklch(48.93% 0.107 258.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.8124, 11.6057, 33.0637)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38609C #9C7438

analogous

#38929C #38609C #42389C

triadic

#38609C #9C3860 #609C38

tetradic

#38609C #9C3892 #9C7438 #389C42

square

#38609C #9C3892 #9C7438 #389C42

split-complementary

#38609C #9C4238 #929C38

monochromatic

#182942 #28446F #38609C #517DC0 #7E9FD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#38609C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#38609C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38609C

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38609C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38609C	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46659E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385B9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38609c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 96, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.107 258.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#788cb9',
    500: '#38609c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38609c;
$custom-light: #788cb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38609c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 47.17,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48929,
    "c": 0.10694,
    "h": 258.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38609C

secondary

#BA9F76

accent

#A151D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEF0F6

border

#C9CBD0

text

#0A0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38609C

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

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