#3238AD#3238AD

#3238AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.182 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3238AD
RGB	rgb(50, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(237, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(237, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 67.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.69, 36.88, -63.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.69, 73.02, 300.33°)
OKLab	oklab(41.77% 0.0098 -0.1821)
OKLCH	oklch(41.77% 0.182 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.2699, 6.5226, 40.2448)
Luminance	0.0652 (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

#3238AD #ADA732

analogous

#3275AD #3238AD #6932AD

triadic

#3238AD #AD3238 #38AD32

tetradic

#3238AD #AD3275 #ADA732 #32AD69

square

#3238AD #AD3275 #ADA732 #32AD69

split-complementary

#3238AD #AD6932 #75AD32

monochromatic

#17194E #24297E #3238AD #5056CC #7F84DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.11

#3238AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#3238AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3238AD

9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3238AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3238AD	1.00	9.11	2.30	9.11
#FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3238ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.182 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6fc6',
    500: '#3238ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3238ad;
$custom-light: #7b6fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3238ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.073,
    "s": 55.157,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41768,
    "c": 0.1824,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3238AD

secondary

#C3BF78

accent

#D749DE

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3238AD

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

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