#38419B#38419B

#38419B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.145 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38419B
RGB	rgb(56, 65, 155)
HSL	hsl(235, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(235, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 58.1%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.78, 25.58, -50.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.78, 56.52, 296.91°)
OKLab	oklab(42.19% 0.0103 -0.1449)
OKLCH	oklch(42.19% 0.145 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.4356, 6.9871, 31.8554)
Luminance	0.0699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38419B #9B9238

analogous

#38739B #38419B #61389B

triadic

#38419B #9B3841 #419B38

tetradic

#38419B #9B3873 #9B9238 #389B61

square

#38419B #9B3873 #9B9238 #389B61

split-complementary

#38419B #9B6138 #739B38

monochromatic

#181B41 #282E6E #38419B #505AC0 #7D85D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#38419B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#38419B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38419B

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38419B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38419B	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004799

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005767

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38419b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 65, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.145 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a75b9',
    500: '#38419b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38419b;
$custom-light: #7a75b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38419b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.545,
    "s": 46.919,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42194,
    "c": 0.14523,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38419B

secondary

#B9B375

accent

#CA51D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38419B

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

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