#38389D#38389D

#38389D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.160 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38389D
RGB	rgb(56, 56, 157)
HSL	hsl(240, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(240, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 64.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.67, 32.13, -55.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.67, 63.73, 300.27°)
OKLab	oklab(40.69% 0.0184 -0.1586)
OKLCH	oklch(40.69% 0.16 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.1289, 6.1027, 32.5886)
Luminance	0.0610 (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

#38389D #9D9D38

analogous

#386B9D #38389D #6B389D

triadic

#38389D #9D3838 #389D38

tetradic

#38389D #9D386B #9D9D38 #389D6B

square

#38389D #9D386B #9D9D38 #389D6B

split-complementary

#38389D #9D6B38 #6B9D38

monochromatic

#181843 #282870 #38389D #5151C1 #7E7ED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.46

#38389D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#38389D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38389D

9.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38389D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38389D	1.00	9.46	2.22	9.46
#FFFFFF	9.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005265

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38389d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 56, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.160 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6fbb',
    500: '#38389d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38389d;
$custom-light: #7b6fbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38389d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40689,
    "c": 0.15966,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38389D

secondary

#BABA76

accent

#D751D7

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFECF6

border

#CAC7D0

text

#0A0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38389D

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

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