#38429C#38429C

#38429C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.145 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38429C
RGB	rgb(56, 66, 156)
HSL	hsl(234, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(234, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 57.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.12, 25.28, -50.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.12, 56.43, 296.61°)
OKLab	oklab(42.47% 0.0094 -0.145)
OKLCH	oklch(42.47% 0.145 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.5779, 7.1367, 32.3188)
Luminance	0.0714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38429C #9C9238

analogous

#38749C #38429C #60389C

triadic

#38429C #9C3842 #429C38

tetradic

#38429C #9C3874 #9C9238 #389C60

square

#38429C #9C3874 #9C9238 #389C60

split-complementary

#38429C #9C6038 #749C38

monochromatic

#181C42 #282F6F #38429C #515CC0 #7E86D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#38429C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#38429C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38429C

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38429C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38429C	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00509F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00479A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005868

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38429c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 66, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.145 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a76ba',
    500: '#38429c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38429c;
$custom-light: #7a76ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38429c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234,
    "s": 47.17,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4247,
    "c": 0.14532,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38429C

secondary

#BAB376

accent

#C951D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38429C

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

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