#3438C5#3438C5

#3438C5 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.212 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3438C5
RGB	rgb(52, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(238, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(238, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.11, 45.30, -73.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.11, 86.12, 301.74°)
OKLab	oklab(44.24% 0.009 -0.2119)
OKLCH	oklch(44.24% 0.212 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.9050, 7.5883, 53.5971)
Luminance	0.0759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.37

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3438C5 #C5C134

analogous

#3481C5 #3438C5 #7934C5

triadic

#3438C5 #C53438 #38C534

tetradic

#3438C5 #C53481 #C5C134 #34C579

square

#3438C5 #C53481 #C5C134 #34C579

split-complementary

#3438C5 #C57934 #81C534

monochromatic

#1A1C64 #272A95 #3438C5 #6164D5 #9194E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.34

#3438C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#3438C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3438C5

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3438C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3438C5	1.00	8.34	2.52	8.34
#FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3438c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.212 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8270d8',
    500: '#3438c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3438c5;
$custom-light: #8270d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3438c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 52,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.345,
    "s": 58.233,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44236,
    "c": 0.21212,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3438C5

secondary

#CDCB88

accent

#DD46E1

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3438C5

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

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