#38439B#38439B

#38439B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.143 H 273.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38439B
RGB	rgb(56, 67, 155)
HSL	hsl(233, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(233, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 56.8%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.30, 24.26, -49.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.30, 55.16, 296.09°)
OKLab	oklab(42.59% 0.0084 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(42.59% 0.143 273.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.5525, 7.2208, 31.8944)
Luminance	0.0722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38439B #9B9038

analogous

#38759B #38439B #5F389B

triadic

#38439B #9B3843 #439B38

tetradic

#38439B #9B3875 #9B9038 #389B5F

square

#38439B #9B3875 #9B9038 #389B5F

split-complementary

#38439B #9B5F38 #759B38

monochromatic

#181C41 #28306E #38439B #505DC0 #7D86D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#38439B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#38439B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38439B

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38439B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38439B	1.00	8.59	2.44	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00509E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004899

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005868

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38439b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 67, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.143 273.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7977b9',
    500: '#38439b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38439b;
$custom-light: #7977b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38439b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.333,
    "s": 46.919,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42587,
    "c": 0.14258,
    "h": 273.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38439B

secondary

#B9B275

accent

#C851D7

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38439B

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

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