#38279F#38279F

#38279F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.182 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38279F
RGB	rgb(56, 39, 159)
HSL	hsl(249, 61%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(249, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 75.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.14, 42.94, -62.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.14, 75.45, 304.68°)
OKLab	oklab(38.21% 0.0311 -0.1791)
OKLCH	oklch(38.21% 0.182 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.6124, 4.7943, 33.2657)
Luminance	0.0479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38279F #8E9F27

analogous

#27529F #38279F #74279F

triadic

#38279F #9F3827 #279F38

tetradic

#38279F #9F2752 #8E9F27 #279F74

square

#38279F #9F2752 #8E9F27 #279F74

split-complementary

#38279F #9F7427 #529F27

monochromatic

#150F3D #271B6E #38279F #4B36CE #7767DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.72

#38279F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#38279F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38279F

10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38279F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38279F	1.00	10.72	1.96	10.72
#FFFFFF	10.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0042A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00399D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004961

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38279f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 39, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.182 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d64bd',
    500: '#38279f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38279f;
$custom-light: #7d64bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38279f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.5,
    "s": 60.606,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38208,
    "c": 0.18175,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38279F

secondary

#B2C062

accent

#E444CD

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF7

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0512

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38279F

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

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