#38409D#38409D

#38409D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.149 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38409D
RGB	rgb(56, 64, 157)
HSL	hsl(235, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(235, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 59.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.67, 26.95, -51.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.67, 58.37, 297.49°)
OKLab	oklab(42.17% 0.0113 -0.1489)
OKLCH	oklch(42.17% 0.149 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.5481, 6.9411, 32.7283)
Luminance	0.0694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38409D #9D9538

analogous

#38739D #38409D #63389D

triadic

#38409D #9D3840 #409D38

tetradic

#38409D #9D3873 #9D9538 #389D63

square

#38409D #9D3873 #9D9538 #389D63

split-complementary

#38409D #9D6338 #739D38

monochromatic

#181B43 #282E70 #38409D #515AC1 #7E85D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#38409D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#38409D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38409D

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38409D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38409D	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00469B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005768

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38409d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 64, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.149 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a74bb',
    500: '#38409d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38409d;
$custom-light: #7a74bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38409d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.248,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42165,
    "c": 0.14936,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38409D

secondary

#BAB576

accent

#CC51D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38409D

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

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