#3242AE#3242AE
#3242AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.172 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3242AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(50, 66, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 55%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 71%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.3%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.20, 30.86, -59.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.20, 67.05, 297.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.63% 0.0027 -0.1718) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.63% 0.172 270.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9010, 7.6294, 40.9343) |
| Luminance | 0.0763 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.04
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.32
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.42
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.73
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.83
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3242AE #AE9E32
analogous
#3280AE #3242AE #6032AE
triadic
#3242AE #AE3242 #42AE32
tetradic
#3242AE #AE3280 #AE9E32 #32AE60
square
#3242AE #AE3280 #AE9E32 #32AE60
split-complementary
#3242AE #AE6032 #80AE32
monochromatic
#171E4F #24307E #3242AE #5060CD #808CDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.31
#3242AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.53
#3242AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3242AE
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3242AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3242AE | 1.00 | 8.31 | 2.53 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0048AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3242ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 66, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.172 270.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b76c7',
500: '#3242ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3242ae; $custom-light: #7b76c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3242ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 50,
"g": 66,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.258,
"s": 55.357,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43629,
"c": 0.17183,
"h": 270.9
},
"luminance": 0.07631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3242AE
secondary
#C4BA78
accent
#CB49DF
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#EFEDF8
border
#CAC8D1
text
#0B0813
muted
#7C7B82