#38289C#38289C

#38289C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.177 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38289C
RGB	rgb(56, 40, 156)
HSL	hsl(248, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(248, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 74.4%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.03, 41.43, -60.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.03, 73.24, 304.45°)
OKLab	oklab(38.04% 0.0311 -0.1743)
OKLCH	oklch(38.04% 0.177 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.3885, 4.7580, 31.9224)
Luminance	0.0476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38289C #8C9C28

analogous

#28529C #38289C #72289C

triadic

#38289C #9C3828 #289C38

tetradic

#38289C #9C2852 #8C9C28 #289C72

square

#38289C #9C2852 #8C9C28 #289C72

split-complementary

#38289C #9C7228 #529C28

monochromatic

#150F3B #271C6B #38289C #4A36CB #7667D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.76

#38289C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#38289C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38289C

10.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38289C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38289C	1.00	10.76	1.95	10.76
#FFFFFF	10.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00429F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00399A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38289c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 40, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.177 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c64ba',
    500: '#38289c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38289c;
$custom-light: #7c64ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38289c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.276,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38041,
    "c": 0.17701,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38289C

secondary

#B1BE62

accent

#E245CD

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0512

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38289C

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

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