#3238BB#3238BB
#3238BB is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.200 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3238BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(50, 56, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 58%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 73%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.3%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.02, 41.72, -69.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.02, 80.78, 301.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.13% 0.0081 -0.2001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.13% 0.2 272.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6962, 7.0931, 47.7568) |
| Luminance | 0.0709 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.03
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.51
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.24
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.51
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.06
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3238BB #BBB532
analogous
#327DBB #3238BB #7132BB
triadic
#3238BB #BB3238 #38BB32
tetradic
#3238BB #BB327D #BBB532 #32BB71
square
#3238BB #BB327D #BBB532 #32BB71
split-complementary
#3238BB #BB7132 #7DBB32
monochromatic
#181B5A #252A8B #3238BB #585DD2 #888CDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.68
#3238BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#3238BB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3238BB
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3238BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3238BB | 1.00 | 8.68 | 2.42 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0052BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0045B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3238bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 56, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.200 272.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f6fd1',
500: '#3238bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3238bb; $custom-light: #7f6fd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3238bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 50,
"g": 56,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.372,
"s": 57.806,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43127,
"c": 0.20026,
"h": 272.3
},
"luminance": 0.07094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3238BB
secondary
#C9C680
accent
#DA47E1
background
#F8F6FD
surface
#F0ECFA
border
#CBC7D3
text
#0C0714
muted
#7D7A83