#38359A#38359A

#38359A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.159 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38359A
RGB	rgb(56, 53, 154)
HSL	hsl(242, 49%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(242, 66%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 65.6%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.69, 32.99, -54.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.69, 63.97, 301.05°)
OKLab	oklab(39.9% 0.0213 -0.1579)
OKLCH	oklch(39.9% 0.159 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.7348, 5.7194, 31.2092)
Luminance	0.0572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38359A #979A35

analogous

#35649A #38359A #6A359A

triadic

#38359A #9A3835 #359A38

tetradic

#38359A #9A3564 #979A35 #359A6A

square

#38359A #9A3564 #979A35 #359A6A

split-complementary

#38359A #9A6A35 #649A35

monochromatic

#17163F #27256C #38359A #4F4BC1 #7B79D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.79

#38359A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#38359A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38359A

9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38359A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38359A	1.00	9.79	2.14	9.79
#FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38359a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 53, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.159 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a6db9',
    500: '#38359a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38359a;
$custom-light: #7a6db9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38359a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.782,
    "s": 48.792,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39896,
    "c": 0.15934,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38359A

secondary

#B7B971

accent

#D84FD4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0711

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38359A

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

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