#3838BD#3838BD

#3838BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.201 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3838BD
RGB	rgb(56, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(240, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(240, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.57, 43.04, -69.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.57, 81.68, 301.80°)
OKLab	oklab(43.68% 0.0148 -0.2007)
OKLCH	oklch(43.68% 0.201 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2273, 7.3420, 48.9070)
Luminance	0.0734 (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

#3838BD #BDBD38

analogous

#387ABD #3838BD #7A38BD

triadic

#3838BD #BD3838 #38BD38

tetradic

#3838BD #BD387A #BDBD38 #38BD7A

square

#3838BD #BD387A #BDBD38 #38BD7A

split-complementary

#3838BD #BD7A38 #7ABD38

monochromatic

#1C1C5F #2A2A8E #3838BD #6262D0 #9191DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#3838BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#3838BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3838BD

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3838BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3838BD	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3838bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.201 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8170d2',
    500: '#3838bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3838bd;
$custom-light: #8170d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3838bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43681,
    "c": 0.20123,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3838BD

secondary

#C9C987

accent

#DE4ADE

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3838BD

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

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