#38278F#38278F

#38278F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.162 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38278F
RGB	rgb(56, 39, 143)
HSL	hsl(250, 57%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(250, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 72.7%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.56, 37.84, -54.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.56, 66.61, 304.62°)
OKLab	oklab(36.61% 0.0346 -0.1579)
OKLCH	oklch(36.61% 0.162 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.3128, 4.2745, 26.4210)
Luminance	0.0428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38278F #7E8F27

analogous

#274A8F #38278F #6C278F

triadic

#38278F #8F3827 #278F38

tetradic

#38278F #8F274A #7E8F27 #278F6C

square

#38278F #8F274A #7E8F27 #278F6C

split-complementary

#38278F #8F6C27 #4A8F27

monochromatic

#120D2F #251A5F #38278F #4B34BF #715DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.32

#38278F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.86

#38278F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38278F

11.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38278F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38278F	1.00	11.32	1.86	11.32
#FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00378D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004358

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38278f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 39, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.162 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7963b1',
    500: '#38278f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38278f;
$custom-light: #7963b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38278f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.808,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36607,
    "c": 0.1617,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38278F

secondary

#A9B85A

accent

#E047C7

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38278F

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

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