#3834C4#3834C4

#3834C4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.214 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3834C4
RGB	rgb(56, 52, 196)
HSL	hsl(242, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(242, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 73.5%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.44, 47.63, -73.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.44, 87.80, 302.85°)
OKLab	oklab(43.79% 0.0158 -0.2133)
OKLCH	oklch(43.79% 0.214 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.8194, 7.2810, 52.9436)
Luminance	0.0728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3834C4 #C0C434

analogous

#3478C4 #3834C4 #8034C4

triadic

#3834C4 #C43834 #34C438

tetradic

#3834C4 #C43478 #C0C434 #34C480

square

#3834C4 #C43478 #C0C434 #34C480

split-complementary

#3834C4 #C48034 #78C434

monochromatic

#1C1A63 #2A2794 #3834C4 #6460D5 #9391E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#3834C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#3834C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3834C4

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3834C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3834C4	1.00	8.55	2.46	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3834c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 52, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.214 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836dd7',
    500: '#3834c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3834c4;
$custom-light: #836dd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3834c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.667,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43791,
    "c": 0.2139,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3834C4

secondary

#CBCC87

accent

#E147DD

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3834C4

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

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