#3238AB#3238AB

#3238AB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.180 H 273.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3238AB
RGB	rgb(50, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(237, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(237, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.51, 36.18, -62.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.51, 71.89, 300.21°)
OKLab	oklab(41.58% 0.01 -0.1795)
OKLCH	oklch(41.58% 0.18 273.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.0778, 6.4458, 39.2332)
Luminance	0.0645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3238AB #ABA532

analogous

#3274AB #3238AB #6832AB

triadic

#3238AB #AB3238 #38AB32

tetradic

#3238AB #AB3274 #ABA532 #32AB68

square

#3238AB #AB3274 #ABA532 #32AB68

split-complementary

#3238AB #AB6832 #74AB32

monochromatic

#16194C #24287C #3238AB #4F55CB #7E83D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.17

#3238AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#3238AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3238AB

9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3238AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3238AB	1.00	9.17	2.29	9.17
#FFFFFF	9.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00576C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3238ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.180 273.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6fc5',
    500: '#3238ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3238ab;
$custom-light: #7b6fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3238ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.025,
    "s": 54.751,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41579,
    "c": 0.1798,
    "h": 273.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3238AB

secondary

#C2BE77

accent

#D74ADE

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3238AB

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

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