#3438AD#3438AD

#3438AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.182 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3438AD
RGB	rgb(52, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(238, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(238, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 67.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.82, 37.12, -62.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.82, 72.96, 300.58°)
OKLab	oklab(41.89% 0.0121 -0.1815)
OKLCH	oklch(41.89% 0.182 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.3707, 6.5746, 40.2495)
Luminance	0.0658 (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

#3438AD #ADA934

analogous

#3474AD #3438AD #6D34AD

triadic

#3438AD #AD3438 #38AD34

tetradic

#3438AD #AD3474 #ADA934 #34AD6D

square

#3438AD #AD3474 #ADA934 #34AD6D

split-complementary

#3438AD #AD6D34 #74AD34

monochromatic

#181A4F #26297E #3438AD #5357CB #8285D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#3438AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#3438AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3438AD

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3438AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3438AD	1.00	9.07	2.32	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3438ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.182 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c6fc6',
    500: '#3438ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3438ad;
$custom-light: #7c6fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3438ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 52,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.017,
    "s": 53.778,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41891,
    "c": 0.18188,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3438AD

secondary

#C3C07A

accent

#D84BDD

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3438AD

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

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