#38299F#38299F

#38299F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.180 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38299F
RGB	rgb(56, 41, 159)
HSL	hsl(248, 59%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(248, 74%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 74.2%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.53, 41.83, -61.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.53, 74.30, 304.27°)
OKLab	oklab(38.48% 0.0297 -0.1772)
OKLCH	oklch(38.48% 0.18 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.6798, 4.9291, 33.2882)
Luminance	0.0493 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38299F #909F29

analogous

#29559F #38299F #73299F

triadic

#38299F #9F3829 #299F38

tetradic

#38299F #9F2955 #909F29 #299F73

square

#38299F #9F2955 #909F29 #299F73

split-complementary

#38299F #9F7329 #559F29

monochromatic

#16103E #271C6E #38299F #4C39CC #786AD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.57

#38299F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.99

#38299F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38299F

10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38299F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38299F	1.00	10.57	1.99	10.57
#FFFFFF	10.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0043A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38299f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 41, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.180 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c65bc',
    500: '#38299f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38299f;
$custom-light: #7c65bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38299f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.627,
    "s": 59,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38484,
    "c": 0.17969,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38299F

secondary

#B4BF65

accent

#E246CE

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF7

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0612

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38299F

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

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