#38429D#38429D

#38429D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.147 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38429D
RGB	rgb(56, 66, 157)
HSL	hsl(234, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(234, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 58%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.19, 25.63, -50.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.19, 57.02, 296.71°)
OKLab	oklab(42.55% 0.0094 -0.1464)
OKLCH	oklch(42.55% 0.147 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.6629, 7.1707, 32.7666)
Luminance	0.0717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38429D #9D9338

analogous

#38759D #38429D #60389D

triadic

#38429D #9D3842 #429D38

tetradic

#38429D #9D3875 #9D9338 #389D60

square

#38429D #9D3875 #9D9338 #389D60

split-complementary

#38429D #9D6038 #759D38

monochromatic

#181C43 #282F70 #38429D #515CC1 #7E87D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.63

#38429D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#38429D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38429D

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38429D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38429D	1.00	8.63	2.43	8.63
#FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00479B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38429d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 66, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.147 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a76bb',
    500: '#38429d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38429d;
$custom-light: #7a76bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38429d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.059,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42551,
    "c": 0.14674,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38429D

secondary

#BAB476

accent

#CA51D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38429D

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

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