#3838AF#3838AF
#3838AF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.183 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3838AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 56, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 68%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.26, 38.31, -63.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.26, 73.97, 301.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.34% 0.0167 -0.1827) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.34% 0.183 275.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7804, 6.7633, 41.2865) |
| Luminance | 0.0676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 2.58
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.96
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.61
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.02
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.16
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3838AF #AFAF38
analogous
#3873AF #3838AF #7338AF
triadic
#3838AF #AF3838 #38AF38
tetradic
#3838AF #AF3873 #AFAF38 #38AF73
square
#3838AF #AF3873 #AFAF38 #38AF73
split-complementary
#3838AF #AF7338 #73AF38
monochromatic
#1A1A52 #292981 #3838AF #5A5ACA #8888D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.93
#3838AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#3838AF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3838AF
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3838AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3838AF | 1.00 | 8.93 | 2.35 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00586F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3838af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 56, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.183 275.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7e6fc8',
500: '#3838af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3838af; $custom-light: #7e6fc8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3838af",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 56,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 51.515,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42337,
"c": 0.18348,
"h": 275.2
},
"luminance": 0.06764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3838AF
secondary
#C3C380
accent
#DB4DDB
background
#F8F6FC
surface
#EFECF8
border
#CAC7D1
text
#0B0713
muted
#7C7A82