#38419D#38419D

#38419D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.148 H 274.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38419D
RGB	rgb(56, 65, 157)
HSL	hsl(235, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(235, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 58.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.93, 26.29, -51.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.93, 57.70, 297.11°)
OKLab	oklab(42.36% 0.0103 -0.1477)
OKLCH	oklch(42.36% 0.148 274)
XYZ	xyz(9.6050, 7.0549, 32.7473)
Luminance	0.0706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38419D #9D9438

analogous

#38749D #38419D #61389D

triadic

#38419D #9D3841 #419D38

tetradic

#38419D #9D3874 #9D9438 #389D61

square

#38419D #9D3874 #9D9438 #389D61

split-complementary

#38419D #9D6138 #749D38

monochromatic

#181C43 #282E70 #38419D #515BC1 #7E86D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.71

#38419D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#38419D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38419D

8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38419D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38419D	1.00	8.71	2.41	8.71
#FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00479B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005768

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38419d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 65, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.148 274.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a75bb',
    500: '#38419d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38419d;
$custom-light: #7a75bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38419d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.653,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42357,
    "c": 0.14805,
    "h": 274
  },
  "luminance": 0.07056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38419D

secondary

#BAB476

accent

#CB51D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38419D

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

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