#38609E#38609E

#38609E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.110 H 258.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38609E
RGB	rgb(56, 96, 158)
HSL	hsl(216, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(216, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 39.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.69, 6.35, -37.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.69, 38.42, 279.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.05% -0.0212 -0.1077)
OKLCH	oklch(49.05% 0.11 258.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.9831, 11.6740, 33.9629)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38609E #9E7638

analogous

#38939E #38609E #43389E

triadic

#38609E #9E3860 #609E38

tetradic

#38609E #9E3893 #9E7638 #389E43

square

#38609E #9E3893 #9E7638 #389E43

split-complementary

#38609E #9E4338 #939E38

monochromatic

#182944 #284571 #38609E #527EC2 #7F9FD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#38609E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#38609E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38609E

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38609E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38609E	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4565A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365C9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38609e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 96, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.110 258.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#798cbb',
    500: '#38609e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38609e;
$custom-light: #798cbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38609e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.471,
    "s": 47.664,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49052,
    "c": 0.10976,
    "h": 258.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38609E

secondary

#BBA077

accent

#A251D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEF0F6

border

#C9CBD0

text

#0A0C12

muted

#7C7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38609E

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

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