#38397C#38397C

#38397C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.111 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38397C
RGB	rgb(56, 57, 124)
HSL	hsl(239, 38%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(239, 55%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 54%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.36, 19.98, -38.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.36, 43.28, 297.49°)
OKLab	oklab(38.17% 0.0176 -0.1096)
OKLCH	oklch(38.17% 0.111 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.7310, 5.2218, 19.7181)
Luminance	0.0522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38397C #7C7B38

analogous

#385B7C #38397C #59387C

triadic

#38397C #7C3839 #397C38

tetradic

#38397C #7C385B #7C7B38 #387C59

square

#38397C #7C385B #7C7B38 #387C59

split-complementary

#38397C #7C5938 #5B7C38

monochromatic

#121228 #252652 #38397C #4B4CA6 #7071BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.27

#38397C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#38397C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38397C

10.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38397C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38397C	1.00	10.27	2.04	10.27
#FFFFFF	10.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#16437E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C3E7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A4854

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38397c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 57, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.111 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#746fa2',
    500: '#38397c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38397c;
$custom-light: #746fa2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38397c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.118,
    "s": 37.778,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38167,
    "c": 0.11105,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38397C

secondary

#A7A668

accent

#CC5ACE

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDECF3

border

#C8C7CD

text

#09070F

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38397C

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

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