#38359D#38359D

#38359D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.163 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38359D
RGB	rgb(56, 53, 157)
HSL	hsl(242, 50%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(242, 66%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 66.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.96, 34.02, -56.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.96, 65.70, 301.18°)
OKLab	oklab(40.17% 0.021 -0.162)
OKLCH	oklch(40.17% 0.163 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.9878, 5.8206, 32.5416)
Luminance	0.0582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38359D #9A9D35

analogous

#35669D #38359D #6C359D

triadic

#38359D #9D3835 #359D38

tetradic

#38359D #9D3566 #9A9D35 #359D6C

square

#38359D #9D3566 #9A9D35 #359D6C

split-complementary

#38359D #9D6C35 #669D35

monochromatic

#171641 #28266F #38359D #504CC3 #7D7AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.70

#38359D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#38359D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38359D

9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38359D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38359D	1.00	9.70	2.16	9.70
#FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00409B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005064

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38359d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 53, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.163 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6dbb',
    500: '#38359d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38359d;
$custom-light: #7b6dbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38359d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.731,
    "s": 49.524,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40167,
    "c": 0.16338,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38359D

secondary

#B9BB73

accent

#D94FD5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0A0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38359D

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

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