#38429A#38429A

#38429A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.142 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38429A
RGB	rgb(56, 66, 154)
HSL	hsl(234, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(234, 64%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 57.1%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.96, 24.56, -49.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.96, 55.25, 296.40°)
OKLab	oklab(42.31% 0.0093 -0.1422)
OKLCH	oklch(42.31% 0.142 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.4099, 7.0695, 31.4343)
Luminance	0.0707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38429A #9A9038

analogous

#38739A #38429A #5F389A

triadic

#38429A #9A3842 #429A38

tetradic

#38429A #9A3873 #9A9038 #389A5F

square

#38429A #9A3873 #9A9038 #389A5F

split-complementary

#38429A #9A5F38 #739A38

monochromatic

#171C40 #282F6D #38429A #505BBF #7D85D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#38429A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#38429A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38429A

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38429A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38429A	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00509D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004798

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005767

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38429a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 66, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.142 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7976b8',
    500: '#38429a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38429a;
$custom-light: #7976b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38429a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.878,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42309,
    "c": 0.14248,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38429A

secondary

#B9B275

accent

#C951D6

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38429A

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

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