#3834CE#3834CE

#3834CE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.226 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3834CE
RGB	rgb(56, 52, 206)
HSL	hsl(242, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 75%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 74.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.46, 50.84, -77.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.46, 93.03, 303.13°)
OKLab	oklab(44.82% 0.014 -0.2254)
OKLCH	oklch(44.82% 0.226 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9957, 7.7515, 59.1392)
Luminance	0.0775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.42

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3834CE #CACE34

analogous

#347DCE #3834CE #8534CE

triadic

#3834CE #CE3834 #34CE38

tetradic

#3834CE #CE347D #CACE34 #34CE85

square

#3834CE #CE347D #CACE34 #34CE85

split-complementary

#3834CE #CE8534 #7DCE34

monochromatic

#1D1A6D #29269F #3834CE #6865DA #9997E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#3834CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#3834CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3834CE

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3834CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3834CE	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3834ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 52, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.226 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866ede',
    500: '#3834ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3834ce;
$custom-light: #866ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3834ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.558,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44819,
    "c": 0.22582,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3834CE

secondary

#CFD18D

accent

#E444E0

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3834CE

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

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