#3438B6#3438B6
#3438B6 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.193 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3438B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(52, 56, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 56%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 71%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 69.2%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.66, 40.23, -66.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.66, 77.97, 301.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.75% 0.0111 -0.1931) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.75% 0.193 273.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2710, 6.9347, 44.9914) |
| Luminance | 0.0694 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 2.67
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.88
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.11
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.72
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.35
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3438B6 #B6B234
analogous
#3479B6 #3438B6 #7134B6
triadic
#3438B6 #B63438 #38B634
tetradic
#3438B6 #B63479 #B6B234 #34B671
square
#3438B6 #B63479 #B6B234 #34B671
split-complementary
#3438B6 #B67134 #79B634
monochromatic
#191B57 #262986 #3438B6 #585CCF #888ADD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.80
#3438B6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#3438B6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3438B6
8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3438B6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3438B6 | 1.00 | 8.80 | 2.39 | 8.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005A72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3438b6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 56, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.193 273.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7e6fcd',
500: '#3438b6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3438b6; $custom-light: #7e6fcd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3438b6",
"rgb": {
"r": 52,
"g": 56,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 238.154,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42754,
"c": 0.19344,
"h": 273.3
},
"luminance": 0.06936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3438B6
secondary
#C7C57F
accent
#DA49DF
background
#F8F6FC
surface
#F0ECF9
border
#CBC7D2
text
#0B0714
muted
#7C7A82