#3838BE#3838BE

#3838BE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.202 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3838BE
RGB	rgb(56, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(240, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(240, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.67, 43.37, -69.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.67, 82.22, 301.84°)
OKLab	oklab(43.78% 0.0146 -0.2019)
OKLCH	oklch(43.78% 0.202 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.3362, 7.3856, 49.4807)
Luminance	0.0739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.71

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3838BE #BEBE38

analogous

#387BBE #3838BE #7B38BE

triadic

#3838BE #BE3838 #38BE38

tetradic

#3838BE #BE387B #BEBE38 #38BE7B

square

#3838BE #BE387B #BEBE38 #38BE7B

split-complementary

#3838BE #BE7B38 #7BBE38

monochromatic

#1C1C5F #2A2A8F #3838BE #6262D1 #9292DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#3838BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#3838BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3838BE

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3838BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3838BE	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3838be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.202 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8270d3',
    500: '#3838be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3838be;
$custom-light: #8270d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3838be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43778,
    "c": 0.20247,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3838BE

secondary

#CACA88

accent

#DE4ADE

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3838BE

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

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