#38338B#38338B

#38338B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.141 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38338B
RGB	rgb(56, 51, 139)
HSL	hsl(243, 46%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(243, 63%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 63.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.94, 29.12, -48.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.94, 56.53, 301.01°)
OKLab	oklab(38.22% 0.0243 -0.1392)
OKLCH	oklch(38.22% 0.141 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.4734, 5.0720, 25.0063)
Luminance	0.0507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38338B #868B33

analogous

#335A8B #38338B #64338B

triadic

#38338B #8B3833 #338B38

tetradic

#38338B #8B335A #868B33 #338B64

square

#38338B #8B335A #868B33 #338B64

split-complementary

#38338B #8B6433 #5A8B33

monochromatic

#141231 #26235E #38338B #4A43B8 #746ECA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.42

#38338B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#38338B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38338B

10.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38338B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38338B	1.00	10.42	2.01	10.42
#FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00438E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03495A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38338b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 51, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.141 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786bae',
    500: '#38338b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38338b;
$custom-light: #786bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38338b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.409,
    "s": 46.316,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38218,
    "c": 0.14134,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05072
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38338B

secondary

#AEB268

accent

#D652CE

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EEEBF4

border

#C9C6CE

text

#090610

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38338B

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

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