#38349C#38349C

#38349C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.163 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38349C
RGB	rgb(56, 52, 156)
HSL	hsl(242, 50%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(242, 67%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 66.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.63, 34.31, -56.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.63, 65.78, 301.43°)
OKLab	oklab(39.91% 0.0219 -0.1618)
OKLCH	oklch(39.91% 0.163 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.8577, 5.6963, 32.0788)
Luminance	0.0570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38349C #989C34

analogous

#34649C #38349C #6C349C

triadic

#38349C #9C3834 #349C38

tetradic

#38349C #9C3464 #989C34 #349C6C

square

#38349C #9C3464 #989C34 #349C6C

split-complementary

#38349C #9C6C34 #649C34

monochromatic

#171540 #28256E #38349C #4F4AC3 #7C78D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.82

#38349C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#38349C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38349C

9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38349C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38349C	1.00	9.82	2.14	9.82
#FFFFFF	9.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38349c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 52, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.163 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6cba',
    500: '#38349c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38349c;
$custom-light: #7b6cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38349c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.308,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39906,
    "c": 0.16327,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38349C

secondary

#B8BB71

accent

#DA4ED4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0A0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38349C

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

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