#3823BD#3823BD

#3823BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.221 H 276.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3823BD
RGB	rgb(56, 35, 189)
HSL	hsl(248, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(248, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 81.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.68, 54.08, -75.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.68, 93.15, 305.49°)
OKLab	oklab(40.94% 0.0251 -0.2192)
OKLCH	oklch(40.94% 0.221 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.4142, 5.7159, 48.6360)
Luminance	0.0572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3823BD #A8BD23

analogous

#235BBD #3823BD #8523BD

triadic

#3823BD #BD3823 #23BD38

tetradic

#3823BD #BD235B #A8BD23 #23BD85

square

#3823BD #BD235B #A8BD23 #23BD85

split-complementary

#3823BD #BD8523 #5BBD23

monochromatic

#191056 #291989 #3823BD #5641DC #8475E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.80

#3823BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#3823BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3823BD

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3823BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3823BD	1.00	9.80	2.14	9.80
#FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3823bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 35, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.221 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8363d2',
    500: '#3823bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3823bd;
$custom-light: #8363d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3823bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.182,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40938,
    "c": 0.22063,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3823BD

secondary

#C0CD6F

accent

#EC3CD4

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0D0614

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3823BD

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

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