#3238BF#3238BF

#3238BF is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.205 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3238BF
RGB	rgb(50, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(237, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(237, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.41, 43.09, -70.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.41, 82.95, 301.29°)
OKLab	oklab(43.52% 0.0076 -0.2051)
OKLCH	oklch(43.52% 0.205 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.1304, 7.2668, 50.0434)
Luminance	0.0727 (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

#3238BF #BFB932

analogous

#327EBF #3238BF #7332BF

triadic

#3238BF #BF3238 #38BF32

tetradic

#3238BF #BF327E #BFB932 #32BF73

square

#3238BF #BF327E #BFB932 #32BF73

split-complementary

#3238BF #BF7332 #7EBF32

monochromatic

#191C5E #252A8E #3238BF #5A5FD4 #8B8EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#3238BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#3238BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3238BF

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3238BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3238BF	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3238bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.205 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806fd4',
    500: '#3238bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3238bf;
$custom-light: #806fd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3238bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.447,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43524,
    "c": 0.20524,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3238BF

secondary

#CBC882

accent

#DB46E2

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3238BF

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

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