#38359B#38359B

#38359B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.161 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38359B
RGB	rgb(56, 53, 155)
HSL	hsl(242, 49%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(242, 66%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 65.8%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.78, 33.34, -55.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.78, 64.55, 301.09°)
OKLab	oklab(39.99% 0.0212 -0.1593)
OKLCH	oklch(39.99% 0.161 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.8185, 5.7528, 31.6497)
Luminance	0.0575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38359B #989B35

analogous

#35659B #38359B #6B359B

triadic

#38359B #9B3835 #359B38

tetradic

#38359B #9B3565 #989B35 #359B6B

square

#38359B #9B3565 #989B35 #359B6B

split-complementary

#38359B #9B6B35 #659B35

monochromatic

#171640 #28256D #38359B #4F4CC2 #7C79D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.76

#38359B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#38359B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38359B

9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38359B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38359B	1.00	9.76	2.15	9.76
#FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004099

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38359b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 53, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.161 277.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38359b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.765,
    "s": 49.038,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39986,
    "c": 0.1607,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38359B

secondary

#B8BA72

accent

#D94FD5

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38359B

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

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