#3838AE#3838AE

#3838AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.182 H 275.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3838AE
RGB	rgb(56, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(240, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(240, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.17, 37.97, -62.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.17, 73.41, 301.15°)
OKLab	oklab(42.24% 0.0168 -0.1814)
OKLCH	oklch(42.24% 0.182 275.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.6825, 6.7241, 40.7711)
Luminance	0.0673 (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

#3838AE #AEAE38

analogous

#3873AE #3838AE #7338AE

triadic

#3838AE #AE3838 #38AE38

tetradic

#3838AE #AE3873 #AEAE38 #38AE73

square

#3838AE #AE3873 #AEAE38 #38AE73

split-complementary

#3838AE #AE7338 #73AE38

monochromatic

#1A1A51 #292980 #3838AE #5959CA #8888D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#3838AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#3838AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3838AE

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3838AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3838AE	1.00	8.96	2.35	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3838ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.182 275.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e6fc7',
    500: '#3838ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3838ae;
$custom-light: #7e6fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3838ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42243,
    "c": 0.18218,
    "h": 275.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3838AE

secondary

#C3C37F

accent

#DB4DDB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3838AE

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

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