#38349D#38349D

#38349D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.165 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38349D
RGB	rgb(56, 52, 157)
HSL	hsl(242, 50%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(242, 67%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 66.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.72, 34.65, -56.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.72, 66.35, 301.48°)
OKLab	oklab(40% 0.0218 -0.1631)
OKLCH	oklch(40% 0.165 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.9427, 5.7303, 32.5266)
Luminance	0.0573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38349D #999D34

analogous

#34649D #38349D #6C349D

triadic

#38349D #9D3834 #349D38

tetradic

#38349D #9D3464 #999D34 #349D6C

square

#38349D #9D3464 #999D34 #349D6C

split-complementary

#38349D #9D6C34 #649D34

monochromatic

#171641 #28256F #38349D #4F4BC3 #7C79D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.78

#38349D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#38349D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38349D

9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38349D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38349D	1.00	9.78	2.15	9.78
#FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38349d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 52, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.165 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6cbb',
    500: '#38349d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38349d;
$custom-light: #7b6cbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38349d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.286,
    "s": 50.239,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39998,
    "c": 0.1646,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38349D

secondary

#B8BB72

accent

#DA4ED4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0A0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38349D

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

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