#3438BE#3438BE

#3438BE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.203 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3438BE
RGB	rgb(52, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(238, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(238, 73%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.6%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.42, 42.95, -70.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.42, 82.35, 301.44°)
OKLab	oklab(43.54% 0.01 -0.2032)
OKLCH	oklch(43.54% 0.203 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.1215, 7.2749, 49.4706)
Luminance	0.0728 (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

#3438BE #BEBA34

analogous

#347DBE #3438BE #7534BE

triadic

#3438BE #BE3438 #38BE34

tetradic

#3438BE #BE347D #BEBA34 #34BE75

square

#3438BE #BE347D #BEBA34 #34BE75

split-complementary

#3438BE #BE7534 #7DBE34

monochromatic

#1A1C5E #272A8E #3438BE #5D60D3 #8D8FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#3438BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#3438BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3438BE

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3438BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3438BE	1.00	8.55	2.46	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3438be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.203 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8070d3',
    500: '#3438be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3438be;
$custom-light: #8070d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3438be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 52,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.261,
    "s": 57.025,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43538,
    "c": 0.20349,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3438BE

secondary

#CAC884

accent

#DC48E0

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3438BE

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

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