#3838C2#3838C2

#3838C2 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.207 H 273.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3838C2
RGB	rgb(56, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(240, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(240, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.06, 44.70, -71.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.06, 84.38, 301.99°)
OKLab	oklab(44.17% 0.014 -0.2069)
OKLCH	oklch(44.17% 0.207 273.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.7794, 7.5629, 51.8148)
Luminance	0.0756 (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

#3838C2 #C2C238

analogous

#387DC2 #3838C2 #7D38C2

triadic

#3838C2 #C23838 #38C238

tetradic

#3838C2 #C2387D #C2C238 #38C27D

square

#3838C2 #C2387D #C2C238 #38C27D

split-complementary

#3838C2 #C27D38 #7DC238

monochromatic

#1D1D63 #2A2A93 #3838C2 #6565D2 #9494E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#3838C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#3838C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3838C2

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3838C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3838C2	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3838c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.207 273.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8370d6',
    500: '#3838c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3838c2;
$custom-light: #8370d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3838c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44172,
    "c": 0.20743,
    "h": 273.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3838C2

secondary

#CBCB8A

accent

#DF49DF

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3838C2

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

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