#38399D#38399D

#38399D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.158 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38399D
RGB	rgb(56, 57, 157)
HSL	hsl(239, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(239, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 63.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.91, 31.49, -54.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.91, 63.07, 299.95°)
OKLab	oklab(40.87% 0.0176 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(40.87% 0.158 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.1778, 6.2006, 32.6049)
Luminance	0.0620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.14

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38399D #9D9C38

analogous

#386C9D #38399D #6A389D

triadic

#38399D #9D3839 #399D38

tetradic

#38399D #9D386C #9D9C38 #389D6A

square

#38399D #9D386C #9D9C38 #389D6A

split-complementary

#38399D #9D6A38 #6C9D38

monochromatic

#181843 #282970 #38399D #5152C1 #7E7FD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.37

#38399D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#38399D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38399D

9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38399D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38399D	1.00	9.37	2.24	9.37
#FFFFFF	9.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00429B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005265

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38399d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 57, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.158 276.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6fbb',
    500: '#38399d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38399d;
$custom-light: #7b6fbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38399d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.406,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40867,
    "c": 0.1584,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38399D

secondary

#BABA76

accent

#D651D7

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEECF6

border

#C9C7D0

text

#0A0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38399D

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

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