#38358C#38358C

#38358C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.140 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38358C
RGB	rgb(56, 53, 140)
HSL	hsl(242, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(242, 62%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 62.1%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.52, 28.17, -48.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.52, 55.76, 300.34°)
OKLab	oklab(38.67% 0.0222 -0.1383)
OKLCH	oklch(38.67% 0.14 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.6361, 5.2799, 25.4226)
Luminance	0.0528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38358C #898C35

analogous

#355D8C #38358C #63358C

triadic

#38358C #8C3835 #358C38

tetradic

#38358C #8C355D #898C35 #358C63

square

#38358C #8C355D #898C35 #358C63

split-complementary

#38358C #8C6335 #5D8C35

monochromatic

#141333 #262460 #38358C #4A46B8 #7572CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.21

#38358C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.06

#38358C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38358C

10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38358C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38358C	1.00	10.21	2.06	10.21
#FFFFFF	10.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00448F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004A5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38358c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 53, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.140 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786cae',
    500: '#38358c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38358c;
$custom-light: #786cae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38358c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.069,
    "s": 45.078,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38669,
    "c": 0.14006,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38358C

secondary

#AFB26B

accent

#D553D0

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EEEBF4

border

#C9C6CE

text

#090710

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38358C

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

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