#38279D#38279D

#38279D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.179 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38279D
RGB	rgb(56, 39, 157)
HSL	hsl(249, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(249, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 75.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.94, 42.30, -61.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.94, 74.37, 304.67°)
OKLab	oklab(38% 0.0315 -0.1765)
OKLCH	oklch(38% 0.179 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.4403, 4.7255, 32.3591)
Luminance	0.0473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38279D #8C9D27

analogous

#27519D #38279D #73279D

triadic

#38279D #9D3827 #279D38

tetradic

#38279D #9D2751 #8C9D27 #279D73

square

#38279D #9D2751 #8C9D27 #279D73

split-complementary

#38279D #9D7327 #519D27

monochromatic

#150F3B #271B6C #38279D #4A35CD #7666D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.80

#38279D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#38279D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38279D

10.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38279D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38279D	1.00	10.80	1.95	10.80
#FFFFFF	10.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0042A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00399B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004860

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38279d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 39, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.179 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c64bb',
    500: '#38279d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38279d;
$custom-light: #7c64bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38279d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.644,
    "s": 60.204,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38004,
    "c": 0.17928,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38279D

secondary

#B1BF61

accent

#E344CC

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0512

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38279D

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

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