#3238BE#3238BE

#3238BE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.204 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3238BE
RGB	rgb(50, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(237, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(237, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.31, 42.75, -70.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.31, 82.41, 301.25°)
OKLab	oklab(43.42% 0.0078 -0.2038)
OKLCH	oklch(43.42% 0.204 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.0207, 7.2229, 49.4659)
Luminance	0.0722 (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

#3238BE #BEB832

analogous

#327EBE #3238BE #7232BE

triadic

#3238BE #BE3238 #38BE32

tetradic

#3238BE #BE327E #BEB832 #32BE72

square

#3238BE #BE327E #BEB832 #32BE72

split-complementary

#3238BE #BE7232 #7EBE32

monochromatic

#191B5D #252A8E #3238BE #5A5FD3 #8A8EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#3238BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#3238BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3238BE

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3238BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3238BE	1.00	8.59	2.44	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3238be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.204 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f6fd3',
    500: '#3238be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3238be;
$custom-light: #7f6fd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3238be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.429,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43424,
    "c": 0.204,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3238BE

secondary

#CAC782

accent

#DB46E2

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3238BE

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

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