#3438BD#3438BD

#3438BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.202 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3438BD
RGB	rgb(52, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(238, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(238, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.33, 42.61, -69.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.33, 81.81, 301.39°)
OKLab	oklab(43.44% 0.0101 -0.202)
OKLCH	oklch(43.44% 0.202 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.0126, 7.2313, 48.8970)
Luminance	0.0723 (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

#3438BD #BDB934

analogous

#347DBD #3438BD #7434BD

triadic

#3438BD #BD3438 #38BD34

tetradic

#3438BD #BD347D #BDB934 #34BD74

square

#3438BD #BD347D #BDB934 #34BD74

split-complementary

#3438BD #BD7434 #7DBD34

monochromatic

#1A1C5D #272A8D #3438BD #5C5FD2 #8C8EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#3438BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#3438BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3438BD

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3438BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3438BD	1.00	8.58	2.45	8.58
#FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3438bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.202 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806fd2',
    500: '#3438bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3438bd;
$custom-light: #806fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3438bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 52,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.248,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43439,
    "c": 0.20224,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3438BD

secondary

#CAC883

accent

#DC48E0

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3438BD

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

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