#38379D#38379D

#38379D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.161 H 276.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38379D
RGB	rgb(56, 55, 157)
HSL	hsl(241, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(241, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 65%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.43, 32.76, -55.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.43, 64.39, 300.58°)
OKLab	oklab(40.51% 0.0193 -0.1597)
OKLCH	oklch(40.51% 0.161 276.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.0809, 6.0067, 32.5726)
Luminance	0.0601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.12

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38379D #9C9D37

analogous

#37699D #38379D #6B379D

triadic

#38379D #9D3837 #379D38

tetradic

#38379D #9D3769 #9C9D37 #379D6B

square

#38379D #9D3769 #9C9D37 #379D6B

split-complementary

#38379D #9D6B37 #699D37

monochromatic

#181742 #282770 #38379D #5150C2 #7E7DD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.54

#38379D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#38379D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38379D

9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38379D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38379D	1.00	9.54	2.20	9.54
#FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005165

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38379d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 55, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.161 276.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6ebb',
    500: '#38379d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38379d;
$custom-light: #7b6ebb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38379d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.588,
    "s": 48.113,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40513,
    "c": 0.16091,
    "h": 276.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38379D

secondary

#BABB75

accent

#D850D6

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFECF6

border

#CAC7D0

text

#0A0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38379D

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

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