#3238AF#3238AF

#3238AF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.185 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3238AF
RGB	rgb(50, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(237, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(237, 71%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.88, 37.58, -63.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.88, 74.14, 300.45°)
OKLab	oklab(41.96% 0.0096 -0.1847)
OKLCH	oklch(41.96% 0.185 273)
XYZ	xyz(10.4648, 6.6006, 41.2717)
Luminance	0.0660 (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

#3238AF #AFA932

analogous

#3277AF #3238AF #6B32AF

triadic

#3238AF #AF3238 #38AF32

tetradic

#3238AF #AF3277 #AFA932 #32AF6B

square

#3238AF #AF3277 #AFA932 #32AF6B

split-complementary

#3238AF #AF6B32 #77AF32

monochromatic

#171A50 #24297F #3238AF #5157CD #8185DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#3238AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#3238AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3238AF

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3238AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3238AF	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3238af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.185 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c6fc8',
    500: '#3238af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3238af;
$custom-light: #7c6fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3238af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.12,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41959,
    "c": 0.18499,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.06602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3238AF

secondary

#C4C079

accent

#D849DF

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3238AF

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

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