#3238BD#3238BD

#3238BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.203 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3238BD
RGB	rgb(50, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(237, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(237, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.21, 42.41, -70.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.21, 81.87, 301.20°)
OKLab	oklab(43.33% 0.0079 -0.2026)
OKLCH	oklch(43.33% 0.203 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.9118, 7.1794, 48.8922)
Luminance	0.0718 (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

#3238BD #BDB732

analogous

#327EBD #3238BD #7232BD

triadic

#3238BD #BD3238 #38BD32

tetradic

#3238BD #BD327E #BDB732 #32BD72

square

#3238BD #BD327E #BDB732 #32BD72

split-complementary

#3238BD #BD7232 #7EBD32

monochromatic

#181B5C #252A8D #3238BD #595ED3 #898DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.62

#3238BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#3238BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3238BD

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3238BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3238BD	1.00	8.62	2.44	8.62
#FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3238bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.203 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f6fd2',
    500: '#3238bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3238bd;
$custom-light: #7f6fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3238bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.41,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43325,
    "c": 0.20275,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3238BD

secondary

#CAC781

accent

#DB46E1

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3238BD

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

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