#38356E#38356E

#38356E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.096 H 282.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38356E
RGB	rgb(56, 53, 110)
HSL	hsl(243, 35%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(243, 52%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 51.8%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.30, 17.90, -32.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.30, 37.38, 298.62°)
OKLab	oklab(36.31% 0.0214 -0.0933)
OKLCH	oklch(36.31% 0.096 282.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.7176, 4.5125, 15.3186)
Luminance	0.0451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38356E #6B6E35

analogous

#354F6E #38356E #55356E

triadic

#38356E #6E3835 #356E38

tetradic

#38356E #6E354F #6B6E35 #356E55

square

#38356E #6E354F #6B6E35 #356E55

split-complementary

#38356E #6E5535 #4F6E35

monochromatic

#0E0D1B #232145 #38356E #4D4997 #6C67B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.04

#38356E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.90

#38356E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38356E

11.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38356E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38356E	1.00	11.04	1.90	11.04
#FFFFFF	11.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C3E70

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#193A6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26414C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38356e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 53, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.096 282.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#726c98',
    500: '#38356e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38356e;
$custom-light: #726c98;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38356e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.158,
    "s": 34.969,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36313,
    "c": 0.09569,
    "h": 282.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38356E

secondary

#9B9F60

accent

#CB5DC5

background

#F7F6F9

surface

#EDEBF2

border

#C8C6CC

text

#08070D

muted

#7B7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38356E

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

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