#38329C#38329C
#38329C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.166 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38329C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 50, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 51%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(243, 68%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 67.9%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.17, 35.54, -56.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.17, 67.07, 302.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.57% 0.0235 -0.164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.57% 0.166 278.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7703, 5.5216, 32.0496) |
| Luminance | 0.0552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.78
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.81
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.22
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.08
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.15
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38329C #969C32
analogous
#32619C #38329C #6D329C
triadic
#38329C #9C3832 #329C38
tetradic
#38329C #9C3261 #969C32 #329C6D
square
#38329C #9C3261 #969C32 #329C6D
split-complementary
#38329C #9C6D32 #619C32
monochromatic
#17143F #27236E #38329C #4E47C4 #7B75D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.98
#38329C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.10
#38329C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #38329C
9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38329C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38329C | 1.00 | 9.98 | 2.10 | 9.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00479F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003E9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004E62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#424242
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38329c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 50, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.166 278.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b6bba',
500: '#38329c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38329c; $custom-light: #7b6bba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38329c",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 50,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 243.396,
"s": 51.456,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39572,
"c": 0.16569,
"h": 278.2
},
"luminance": 0.05522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38329C
secondary
#B7BB6F
accent
#DB4DD3
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#EFEBF6
border
#CAC6D0
text
#0A0612
muted
#7C7A81