#38417C#38417C

#38417C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.099 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38417C
RGB	rgb(56, 65, 124)
HSL	hsl(232, 38%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(232, 55%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 47.6%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.60, 14.58, -34.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.60, 37.73, 292.74°)
OKLab	oklab(39.86% 0.0078 -0.099)
OKLCH	oklch(39.86% 0.099 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.1581, 6.0761, 19.8605)
Luminance	0.0608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38417C #7C7338

analogous

#38637C #38417C #51387C

triadic

#38417C #7C3841 #417C38

tetradic

#38417C #7C3863 #7C7338 #387C51

square

#38417C #7C3863 #7C7338 #387C51

split-complementary

#38417C #7C5138 #637C38

monochromatic

#121528 #252B52 #38417C #4B57A6 #707ABE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.48

#38417C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#38417C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38417C

9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38417C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38417C	1.00	9.48	2.22	9.48
#FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#27497E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#20437B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#194E58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38417c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 65, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.099 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7475a2',
    500: '#38417c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38417c;
$custom-light: #7475a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38417c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.059,
    "s": 37.778,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39864,
    "c": 0.09929,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38417C

secondary

#A79F68

accent

#BE5ACE

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF3

border

#C8C8CD

text

#08080F

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38417C

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

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