#3438C3#3438C3

#3438C3 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.210 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3438C3
RGB	rgb(52, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(238, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(238, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.3%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.91, 44.63, -72.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.91, 85.05, 301.66°)
OKLab	oklab(44.04% 0.0093 -0.2095)
OKLCH	oklch(44.04% 0.21 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.6774, 7.4972, 52.3982)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.38

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3438C3 #C3BF34

analogous

#347FC3 #3438C3 #7734C3

triadic

#3438C3 #C33438 #38C334

tetradic

#3438C3 #C3347F #C3BF34 #34C377

square

#3438C3 #C3347F #C3BF34 #34C377

split-complementary

#3438C3 #C37734 #7FC334

monochromatic

#1A1C62 #272A93 #3438C3 #6063D5 #9092E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#3438C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#3438C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3438C3

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3438C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3438C3	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3438c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.210 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8170d6',
    500: '#3438c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3438c3;
$custom-light: #8170d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3438c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 52,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.322,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44035,
    "c": 0.20967,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3438C3

secondary

#CCCA87

accent

#DD47E1

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3438C3

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

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