#38339B#38339B

#38339B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.163 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38339B
RGB	rgb(56, 51, 155)
HSL	hsl(243, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(243, 67%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 67.1%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.31, 34.59, -56.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.31, 65.86, 301.68°)
OKLab	oklab(39.65% 0.0228 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(39.65% 0.163 278)
XYZ	xyz(8.7292, 5.5743, 31.6199)
Luminance	0.0558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38339B #969B33

analogous

#33629B #38339B #6C339B

triadic

#38339B #9B3833 #339B38

tetradic

#38339B #9B3362 #969B33 #339B6C

square

#38339B #9B3362 #969B33 #339B6C

split-complementary

#38339B #9B6C33 #629B33

monochromatic

#17153F #27246D #38339B #4E48C3 #7B76D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.93

#38339B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#38339B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38339B

9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38339B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38339B	1.00	9.93	2.12	9.93
#FFFFFF	9.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38339b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 51, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.163 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6bb9',
    500: '#38339b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38339b;
$custom-light: #7b6bb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38339b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.885,
    "s": 50.485,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39646,
    "c": 0.16316,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.05575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38339B

secondary

#B7BA6F

accent

#DA4ED3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0A0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38339B

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

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