#3238B4#3238B4

#3238B4 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.191 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3238B4
RGB	rgb(50, 56, 180)
HSL	hsl(237, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(237, 72%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 68.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.35, 39.31, -66.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.35, 76.93, 300.73°)
OKLab	oklab(42.44% 0.009 -0.1912)
OKLCH	oklch(42.44% 0.191 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.9650, 6.8006, 43.9060)
Luminance	0.0680 (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

#3238B4 #B4AE32

analogous

#3279B4 #3238B4 #6D32B4

triadic

#3238B4 #B43238 #38B432

tetradic

#3238B4 #B43279 #B4AE32 #32B46D

square

#3238B4 #B43279 #B4AE32 #32B46D

split-complementary

#3238B4 #B46D32 #79B432

monochromatic

#171A54 #252984 #3238B4 #5459CF #8488DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#3238B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#3238B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3238B4

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3238B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3238B4	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3238b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 56, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.191 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d6fcc',
    500: '#3238b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3238b4;
$custom-light: #7d6fcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3238b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.231,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42442,
    "c": 0.19141,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3238B4

secondary

#C6C37C

accent

#D948E0

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF9

border

#CAC7D2

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3238B4

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

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