#3838B8#3838B8

#3838B8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.195 H 274.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3838B8
RGB	rgb(56, 56, 184)
HSL	hsl(240, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(240, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 69.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.10, 41.36, -67.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.10, 78.95, 301.59°)
OKLab	oklab(43.2% 0.0155 -0.1943)
OKLCH	oklch(43.2% 0.195 274.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.6939, 7.1287, 46.0978)
Luminance	0.0713 (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

#3838B8 #B8B838

analogous

#3878B8 #3838B8 #7838B8

triadic

#3838B8 #B83838 #38B838

tetradic

#3838B8 #B83878 #B8B838 #38B878

square

#3838B8 #B83878 #B8B838 #38B878

split-complementary

#3838B8 #B87838 #78B838

monochromatic

#1B1B5A #2A2A89 #3838B8 #5F5FCE #8E8EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.66

#3838B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#3838B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3838B8

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3838B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3838B8	1.00	8.66	2.43	8.66
#FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3838b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 56, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.195 274.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806fce',
    500: '#3838b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3838b8;
$custom-light: #806fce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3838b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43195,
    "c": 0.19496,
    "h": 274.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3838B8

secondary

#C7C785

accent

#DD4BDD

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF9

border

#CBC7D2

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3838B8

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

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