#3834CC#3834CC

#3834CC is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.223 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3834CC
RGB	rgb(56, 52, 204)
HSL	hsl(242, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(242, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 74.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.25, 50.20, -77.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.25, 91.99, 303.08°)
OKLab	oklab(44.61% 0.0144 -0.223)
OKLCH	oklch(44.61% 0.223 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.7543, 7.6550, 57.8677)
Luminance	0.0766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.49

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3834CC #C8CC34

analogous

#347CCC #3834CC #8434CC

triadic

#3834CC #CC3834 #34CC38

tetradic

#3834CC #CC347C #C8CC34 #34CC84

square

#3834CC #CC347C #C8CC34 #34CC84

split-complementary

#3834CC #CC8434 #7CCC34

monochromatic

#1D1B6B #2A279C #3834CC #6865D8 #9896E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.30

#3834CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#3834CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3834CC

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3834CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3834CC	1.00	8.30	2.53	8.30
#FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3834cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 52, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.223 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856edd',
    500: '#3834cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3834cc;
$custom-light: #856edd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3834cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.579,
    "s": 59.843,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44612,
    "c": 0.22346,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3834CC

secondary

#CED08C

accent

#E345DF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3834CC

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

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