#3438C9#3438C9

#3438C9 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.217 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3438C9
RGB	rgb(52, 56, 201)
HSL	hsl(238, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(238, 74%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 72.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.51, 46.64, -74.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.51, 88.25, 301.90°)
OKLab	oklab(44.64% 0.0084 -0.2168)
OKLCH	oklch(44.64% 0.217 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3694, 7.7741, 56.0430)
Luminance	0.0777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.40

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3438C9 #C9C534

analogous

#3483C9 #3438C9 #7A34C9

triadic

#3438C9 #C93438 #38C934

tetradic

#3438C9 #C93483 #C9C534 #34C97A

square

#3438C9 #C93483 #C9C534 #34C97A

split-complementary

#3438C9 #C97A34 #83C934

monochromatic

#1B1D68 #272A98 #3438C9 #6367D7 #9496E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#3438C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#3438C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3438C9

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3438C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3438C9	1.00	8.22	2.55	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3438c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 56, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.217 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8370db',
    500: '#3438c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3438c9;
$custom-light: #8370db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3438c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 52,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.389,
    "s": 58.893,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44639,
    "c": 0.21699,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3438C9

secondary

#CECD8A

accent

#DE46E2

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3438C9

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

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