#38358F#38358F

#38358F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.144 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38358F
RGB	rgb(56, 53, 143)
HSL	hsl(242, 46%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(242, 63%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 62.9%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.76, 29.21, -49.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.76, 57.54, 300.50°)
OKLab	oklab(38.93% 0.0221 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(38.93% 0.144 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.8603, 5.3696, 26.6035)
Luminance	0.0537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38358F #8C8F35

analogous

#355F8F #38358F #65358F

triadic

#38358F #8F3835 #358F38

tetradic

#38358F #8F355F #8C8F35 #358F65

square

#38358F #8F355F #8C8F35 #358F65

split-complementary

#38358F #8F6535 #5F8F35

monochromatic

#151436 #272462 #38358F #4A47BB #7673CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.13

#38358F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#38358F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38358F

10.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38358F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38358F	1.00	10.13	2.07	10.13
#FFFFFF	10.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004592

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004B5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38358f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 53, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.144 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786cb1',
    500: '#38358f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38358f;
$custom-light: #786cb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38358f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242,
    "s": 45.918,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38926,
    "c": 0.14426,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38358F

secondary

#B1B46C

accent

#D652D1

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0711

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38358F

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

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