#3238C4#3238C4

#3238C4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.211 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3238C4
RGB	rgb(50, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(238, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(238, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.90, 44.78, -73.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.90, 85.65, 301.52°)
OKLab	oklab(44.02% 0.0069 -0.2113)
OKLCH	oklch(44.02% 0.211 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.6900, 7.4906, 52.9909)
Luminance	0.0749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.27

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3238C4 #C4BE32

analogous

#3281C4 #3238C4 #7532C4

triadic

#3238C4 #C43238 #38C432

tetradic

#3238C4 #C43281 #C4BE32 #32C475

square

#3238C4 #C43281 #C4BE32 #32C475

split-complementary

#3238C4 #C47532 #81C432

monochromatic

#191C62 #262A93 #3238C4 #5D62D6 #8E92E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.41

#3238C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#3238C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3238C4

8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3238C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3238C4	1.00	8.41	2.50	8.41
#FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3238c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.211 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8170d7',
    500: '#3238c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3238c4;
$custom-light: #8170d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3238c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.534,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44024,
    "c": 0.2114,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3238C4

secondary

#CDCA85

accent

#DC45E3

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3238C4

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

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