#3438BC#3438BC

#3438BC is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.201 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3438BC
RGB	rgb(52, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(238, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(238, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.3%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.23, 42.27, -69.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.23, 81.26, 301.34°)
OKLab	oklab(43.34% 0.0103 -0.2007)
OKLCH	oklch(43.34% 0.201 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.9044, 7.1881, 48.3273)
Luminance	0.0719 (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

#3438BC #BCB834

analogous

#347CBC #3438BC #7434BC

triadic

#3438BC #BC3438 #38BC34

tetradic

#3438BC #BC347C #BCB834 #34BC74

square

#3438BC #BC347C #BCB834 #34BC74

split-complementary

#3438BC #BC7434 #7CBC34

monochromatic

#191B5C #272A8C #3438BC #5B5FD2 #8B8EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#3438BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#3438BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3438BC

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3438BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3438BC	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3438bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.201 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806fd1',
    500: '#3438bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3438bc;
$custom-light: #806fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3438bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 52,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.235,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43341,
    "c": 0.20099,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3438BC

secondary

#C9C783

accent

#DB48E0

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3438BC

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

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