#38409F#38409F

#38409F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.152 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38409F
RGB	rgb(56, 64, 159)
HSL	hsl(235, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(235, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 59.7%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.83, 27.66, -52.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.83, 59.55, 297.68°)
OKLab	oklab(42.33% 0.0112 -0.1517)
OKLCH	oklch(42.33% 0.152 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.7202, 7.0099, 33.6350)
Luminance	0.0701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38409F #9F9738

analogous

#38749F #38409F #64389F

triadic

#38409F #9F3840 #409F38

tetradic

#38409F #9F3874 #9F9738 #389F64

square

#38409F #9F3874 #9F9738 #389F64

split-complementary

#38409F #9F6438 #749F38

monochromatic

#181C44 #282E72 #38409F #525BC2 #7F86D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#38409F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#38409F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38409F

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38409F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38409F	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00469D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38409f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 64, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.152 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a74bc',
    500: '#38409f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38409f;
$custom-light: #7a74bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38409f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.34,
    "s": 47.907,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4233,
    "c": 0.15217,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38409F

secondary

#BBB677

accent

#CD50D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38409F

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

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