#38397D#38397D

#38397D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.113 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38397D
RGB	rgb(56, 57, 125)
HSL	hsl(239, 38%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(239, 55%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 54.4%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.43, 20.32, -38.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.43, 43.90, 297.58°)
OKLab	oklab(38.24% 0.0176 -0.1112)
OKLCH	oklch(38.24% 0.113 279)
XYZ	xyz(6.7945, 5.2473, 20.0529)
Luminance	0.0525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38397D #7D7C38

analogous

#385C7D #38397D #59387D

triadic

#38397D #7D3839 #397D38

tetradic

#38397D #7D385C #7D7C38 #387D59

square

#38397D #7D385C #7D7C38 #387D59

split-complementary

#38397D #7D5938 #5C7D38

monochromatic

#121228 #252653 #38397D #4B4CA7 #7071BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.25

#38397D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#38397D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38397D

10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38397D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38397D	1.00	10.25	2.05	10.25
#FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#14447F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A3E7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#194855

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38397d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 57, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.113 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#756fa3',
    500: '#38397d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38397d;
$custom-light: #756fa3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38397d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.13,
    "s": 38.122,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38242,
    "c": 0.11255,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.05248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38397D

secondary

#A8A769

accent

#CC5ACE

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDECF4

border

#C8C7CE

text

#09070F

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38397D

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

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