#38249D#38249D

#38249D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.182 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38249D
RGB	rgb(56, 36, 157)
HSL	hsl(250, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(250, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 77.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.37, 43.91, -62.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.37, 76.05, 305.27°)
OKLab	oklab(37.6% 0.0335 -0.1792)
OKLCH	oklch(37.6% 0.182 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.3456, 4.5362, 32.3275)
Luminance	0.0454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38249D #899D24

analogous

#244D9D #38249D #74249D

triadic

#38249D #9D3824 #249D38

tetradic

#38249D #9D244D #899D24 #249D74

square

#38249D #9D244D #899D24 #249D74

split-complementary

#38249D #9D7424 #4D9D24

monochromatic

#140D39 #26196B #38249D #4A2FCF #7561DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.01

#38249D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#38249D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38249D

11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38249D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38249D	1.00	11.01	1.91	11.01
#FFFFFF	11.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0040A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00389B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00475F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38249d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 36, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.182 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c62bb',
    500: '#38249d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38249d;
$custom-light: #7c62bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38249d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.917,
    "s": 62.694,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37604,
    "c": 0.1823,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38249D

secondary

#AFC05D

accent

#E642CB

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#EFEAF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0512

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #38249D

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

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