#38289D#38289D

#38289D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.178 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38289D
RGB	rgb(56, 40, 157)
HSL	hsl(248, 59%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(248, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 74.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.13, 41.75, -60.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.13, 73.79, 304.46°)
OKLab	oklab(38.14% 0.0309 -0.1756)
OKLCH	oklch(38.14% 0.178 280)
XYZ	xyz(8.4735, 4.7920, 32.3702)
Luminance	0.0479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38289D #8D9D28

analogous

#28529D #38289D #72289D

triadic

#38289D #9D3828 #289D38

tetradic

#38289D #9D2852 #8D9D28 #289D72

square

#38289D #9D2852 #8D9D28 #289D72

split-complementary

#38289D #9D7228 #529D28

monochromatic

#150F3B #271C6C #38289D #4B36CC #7767D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.72

#38289D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#38289D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38289D

10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38289D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38289D	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)

#0042A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00399B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38289d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 40, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.178 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c64bb',
    500: '#38289d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38289d;
$custom-light: #7c64bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38289d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.205,
    "s": 59.391,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38142,
    "c": 0.17825,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.04793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38289D

secondary

#B2BE62

accent

#E345CD

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0512

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38289D

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

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