#38609D#38609D

#38609D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.108 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38609D
RGB	rgb(56, 96, 157)
HSL	hsl(216, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(216, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 38.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.64, 5.99, -37.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.64, 37.86, 279.10°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% -0.0214 -0.1062)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.108 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.8974, 11.6397, 33.5115)
Luminance	0.1164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38609D #9D7538

analogous

#38939D #38609D #43389D

triadic

#38609D #9D3860 #609D38

tetradic

#38609D #9D3893 #9D7538 #389D43

square

#38609D #9D3893 #9D7538 #389D43

split-complementary

#38609D #9D4338 #939D38

monochromatic

#182943 #284470 #38609D #517DC1 #7E9FD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#38609D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#38609D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38609D

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38609D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38609D	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45659F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375B9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38609d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 96, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.108 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#798cba',
    500: '#38609d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38609d;
$custom-light: #798cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38609d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.238,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4899,
    "c": 0.10835,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38609D

secondary

#BA9F76

accent

#A251D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEF0F6

border

#C9CBD0

text

#0A0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38609D

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

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