#38438D#38438D

#38438D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.122 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38438D
RGB	rgb(56, 67, 141)
HSL	hsl(232, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(232, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 52.5%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.29, 19.25, -42.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.29, 46.77, 294.30°)
OKLab	oklab(41.51% 0.0075 -0.122)
OKLCH	oklch(41.51% 0.122 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.4442, 6.7775, 26.0573)
Luminance	0.0678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38438D #8D8238

analogous

#386D8D #38438D #57388D

triadic

#38438D #8D3843 #438D38

tetradic

#38438D #8D386D #8D8238 #388D57

square

#38438D #8D386D #8D8238 #388D57

split-complementary

#38438D #8D5738 #6D8D38

monochromatic

#151935 #272E61 #38438D #4B59B7 #7781C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#38438D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#38438D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38438D

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38438D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38438D	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A4D90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#07468B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38438d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 67, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.122 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7776af',
    500: '#38438d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38438d;
$custom-light: #7776af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38438d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.235,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41508,
    "c": 0.12222,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38438D

secondary

#B2A96F

accent

#C355D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF4

border

#C9C8CE

text

#090810

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38438D

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

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