#38427A#38427A

#38427A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.095 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38427A
RGB	rgb(56, 66, 122)
HSL	hsl(231, 37%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(231, 54%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 45.9%, 0%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.77, 13.21, -33.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.77, 35.81, 291.65°)
OKLab	oklab(39.95% 0.0062 -0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(39.95% 0.095 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.0908, 6.1419, 19.2204)
Luminance	0.0614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38427A #7A7038

analogous

#38637A #38427A #4F387A

triadic

#38427A #7A3842 #427A38

tetradic

#38427A #7A3863 #7A7038 #387A4F

square

#38427A #7A3863 #7A7038 #387A4F

split-complementary

#38427A #7A4F38 #637A38

monochromatic

#111526 #252B50 #38427A #4B59A4 #6F7BBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.42

#38427A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#38427A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38427A

9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38427A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38427A	1.00	9.42	2.23	9.42
#FFFFFF	9.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A497C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234379

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B4E58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38427a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 66, 122);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.095 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7476a1',
    500: '#38427a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38427a;
$custom-light: #7476a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38427a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 122
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.909,
    "s": 37.079,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39948,
    "c": 0.09474,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38427A

secondary

#A69D68

accent

#BC5BCD

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EDEDF2

border

#C8C8CC

text

#08080F

muted

#7B7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38427A

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

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