#38337C#38337C

#38337C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.0% C 0.120 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38337C
RGB	rgb(56, 51, 124)
HSL	hsl(244, 42%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(244, 59%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 58.9%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.75, 23.99, -40.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.75, 47.49, 300.34°)
OKLab	oklab(36.97% 0.0247 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(36.97% 0.12 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.4517, 4.6633, 19.6250)
Luminance	0.0466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38337C #777C33

analogous

#33537C #38337C #5D337C

triadic

#38337C #7C3833 #337C38

tetradic

#38337C #7C3353 #777C33 #337C5D

square

#38337C #7C3353 #777C33 #337C5D

split-complementary

#38337C #7C5D33 #537C33

monochromatic

#110F25 #242151 #38337C #4C45A7 #6E68C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.87

#38337C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#38337C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38337C

10.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38337C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38337C	1.00	10.87	1.93	10.87
#FFFFFF	10.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00407E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B4452

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38337c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 51, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.0% 0.120 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#756ba2',
    500: '#38337c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38337c;
$custom-light: #756ba2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38337c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.11,
    "s": 41.714,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3697,
    "c": 0.11988,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38337C

secondary

#A4A962

accent

#D256C9

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#09060F

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38337C

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

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