#38389C#38389C

#38389C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.158 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38389C
RGB	rgb(56, 56, 156)
HSL	hsl(240, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(240, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 64.1%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.59, 31.78, -54.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.59, 63.15, 300.21°)
OKLab	oklab(40.6% 0.0185 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(40.6% 0.158 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.0439, 6.0687, 32.1408)
Luminance	0.0607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.25

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38389C #9C9C38

analogous

#386A9C #38389C #6A389C

triadic

#38389C #9C3838 #389C38

tetradic

#38389C #9C386A #9C9C38 #389C6A

square

#38389C #9C386A #9C9C38 #389C6A

split-complementary

#38389C #9C6A38 #6A9C38

monochromatic

#181842 #28286F #38389C #5151C0 #7E7ED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.49

#38389C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#38389C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38389C

9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38389C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38389C	1.00	9.49	2.21	9.49
#FFFFFF	9.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005164

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38389c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 56, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.158 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a6fba',
    500: '#38389c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38389c;
$custom-light: #7a6fba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38389c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 47.17,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.406,
    "c": 0.15829,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06069
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38389C

secondary

#BABA76

accent

#D751D7

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEECF6

border

#C9C7D0

text

#0A0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38389C

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

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