#3238CB#3238CB

#3238CB is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.220 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3238CB
RGB	rgb(50, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(238, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(238, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.60, 47.13, -75.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.60, 89.38, 301.82°)
OKLab	oklab(44.73% 0.0059 -0.2198)
OKLCH	oklch(44.73% 0.22 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.5054, 7.8168, 57.2854)
Luminance	0.0782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.34

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3238CB #CBC532

analogous

#3285CB #3238CB #7932CB

triadic

#3238CB #CB3238 #38CB32

tetradic

#3238CB #CB3285 #CBC532 #32CB79

square

#3238CB #CB3285 #CBC532 #32CB79

split-complementary

#3238CB #CB7932 #85CB32

monochromatic

#1A1D69 #262A9A #3238CB #6267D8 #9396E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.19

#3238CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#3238CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3238CB

8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3238CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3238CB	1.00	8.19	2.56	8.19
#FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3238cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.220 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8270dc',
    500: '#3238cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3238cb;
$custom-light: #8270dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3238cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.647,
    "s": 60.474,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44734,
    "c": 0.21992,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3238CB

secondary

#CFCD89

accent

#DD44E4

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3238CB

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

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