#38339F#38339F

#38339F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.168 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38339F
RGB	rgb(56, 51, 159)
HSL	hsl(243, 51%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(243, 68%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 67.9%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.67, 35.94, -57.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.67, 68.14, 301.84°)
OKLab	oklab(40.02% 0.0224 -0.167)
OKLCH	oklch(40.02% 0.168 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.0707, 5.7109, 33.4185)
Luminance	0.0571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.99

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38339F #9A9F33

analogous

#33649F #38339F #6E339F

triadic

#38339F #9F3833 #339F38

tetradic

#38339F #9F3364 #9A9F33 #339F6E

square

#38339F #9F3364 #9A9F33 #339F6E

split-complementary

#38339F #9F6E33 #649F33

monochromatic

#171542 #282471 #38339F #504AC5 #7D79D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.80

#38339F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#38339F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38339F

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38339F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38339F	1.00	9.80	2.14	9.80
#FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38339f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 51, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.168 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6bbc',
    500: '#38339f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38339f;
$custom-light: #7b6bbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38339f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.778,
    "s": 51.429,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40016,
    "c": 0.16845,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38339F

secondary

#B9BC71

accent

#DB4DD4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF7

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38339F

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

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