#38409E#38409E

#38409E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.151 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38409E
RGB	rgb(56, 64, 158)
HSL	hsl(235, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(235, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 59.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.75, 27.30, -52.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.75, 58.96, 297.59°)
OKLab	oklab(42.25% 0.0113 -0.1504)
OKLCH	oklch(42.25% 0.151 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.6338, 6.9754, 33.1798)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38409E #9E9638

analogous

#38739E #38409E #63389E

triadic

#38409E #9E3840 #409E38

tetradic

#38409E #9E3873 #9E9638 #389E63

square

#38409E #9E3873 #9E9638 #389E63

split-complementary

#38409E #9E6338 #739E38

monochromatic

#181B44 #282E71 #38409E #525AC2 #7F85D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#38409E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#38409E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38409E

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38409E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38409E	1.00	8.77	2.40	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00469C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005768

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38409e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 64, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.151 274.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38409e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.294,
    "s": 47.664,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42247,
    "c": 0.15077,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38409E

secondary

#BBB677

accent

#CD51D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38409E

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

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