#3834BD#3834BD

#3834BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.205 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3834BD
RGB	rgb(56, 52, 189)
HSL	hsl(242, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(242, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 72.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.74, 45.35, -70.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.74, 84.08, 302.64°)
OKLab	oklab(43.08% 0.0171 -0.2047)
OKLCH	oklch(43.08% 0.205 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.0411, 6.9697, 48.8450)
Luminance	0.0697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Sapphire (survey)

#2138AB

ΔE00 4.04

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3834BD #B9BD34

analogous

#3474BD #3834BD #7D34BD

triadic

#3834BD #BD3834 #34BD38

tetradic

#3834BD #BD3474 #B9BD34 #34BD7D

square

#3834BD #BD3474 #B9BD34 #34BD7D

split-complementary

#3834BD #BD7D34 #74BD34

monochromatic

#1C1A5D #2A278D #3834BD #5F5CD2 #8E8CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#3834BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#3834BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3834BD

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3834BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3834BD	1.00	8.77	2.39	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3834bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 52, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.205 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826dd2',
    500: '#3834bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3834bd;
$custom-light: #826dd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3834bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.752,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43083,
    "c": 0.2054,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3834BD

secondary

#C8CA83

accent

#E048DC

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3834BD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →