#38389A#38389A

#38389A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.156 H 276.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38389A
RGB	rgb(56, 56, 154)
HSL	hsl(240, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(240, 64%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 63.6%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.42, 31.08, -53.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.42, 61.99, 300.10°)
OKLab	oklab(40.42% 0.0186 -0.1544)
OKLCH	oklch(40.42% 0.156 276.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.8759, 6.0015, 31.2562)
Luminance	0.0600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.52

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38389A #9A9A38

analogous

#38699A #38389A #69389A

triadic

#38389A #9A3838 #389A38

tetradic

#38389A #9A3869 #9A9A38 #389A69

square

#38389A #9A3869 #9A9A38 #389A69

split-complementary

#38389A #9A6938 #699A38

monochromatic

#171740 #28286D #38389A #5050BF #7D7DD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.54

#38389A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#38389A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38389A

9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38389A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38389A	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)

#004A9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005163

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38389a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 56, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.156 276.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a6fb9',
    500: '#38389a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38389a;
$custom-light: #7a6fb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38389a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40424,
    "c": 0.15556,
    "h": 276.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38389A

secondary

#B9B975

accent

#D651D6

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEECF6

border

#C9C7D0

text

#0A0711

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38389A

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

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