#38409B#38409B

#38409B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.147 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38409B
RGB	rgb(56, 64, 155)
HSL	hsl(235, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(235, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 58.7%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.52, 26.24, -50.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.52, 57.19, 297.31°)
OKLab	oklab(42% 0.0112 -0.1461)
OKLCH	oklch(42% 0.147 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.3787, 6.8733, 31.8364)
Luminance	0.0687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38409B #9B9338

analogous

#38729B #38409B #62389B

triadic

#38409B #9B3840 #409B38

tetradic

#38409B #9B3872 #9B9338 #389B62

square

#38409B #9B3872 #9B9338 #389B62

split-complementary

#38409B #9B6238 #729B38

monochromatic

#181B41 #282D6E #38409B #5059C0 #7D84D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.84

#38409B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#38409B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38409B

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38409B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38409B	1.00	8.84	2.37	8.84
#FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004699

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005667

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38409b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 64, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.147 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a74b9',
    500: '#38409b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38409b;
$custom-light: #7a74b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38409b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.152,
    "s": 46.919,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42,
    "c": 0.14655,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38409B

secondary

#B9B475

accent

#CC51D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38409B

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

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