#3238CF#3238CF

#3238CF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.225 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3238CF
RGB	rgb(50, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(238, 62%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(238, 76%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.00, 48.45, -77.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.00, 91.48, 301.98°)
OKLab	oklab(45.14% 0.0053 -0.2247)
OKLCH	oklch(45.14% 0.225 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.9882, 8.0099, 59.8282)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.48

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3238CF #CFC932

analogous

#3286CF #3238CF #7A32CF

triadic

#3238CF #CF3238 #38CF32

tetradic

#3238CF #CF3286 #CFC932 #32CF7A

square

#3238CF #CF3286 #CFC932 #32CF7A

split-complementary

#3238CF #CF7A32 #86CF32

monochromatic

#1A1D6D #252A9F #3238CF #6468DB #9598E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#3238CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#3238CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3238CF

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3238CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3238CF	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3238cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.225 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8370df',
    500: '#3238cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3238cf;
$custom-light: #8370df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3238cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.707,
    "s": 62.055,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45144,
    "c": 0.22472,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3238CF

secondary

#D1CF8B

accent

#DF43E5

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3238CF

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

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