#3838C3#3838C3

#3838C3 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.209 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3838C3
RGB	rgb(56, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(240, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(240, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.15, 45.04, -71.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.15, 84.92, 302.03°)
OKLab	oklab(44.27% 0.0139 -0.2082)
OKLCH	oklch(44.27% 0.209 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.8921, 7.6080, 52.4082)
Luminance	0.0761 (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

#3838C3 #C3C338

analogous

#387EC3 #3838C3 #7E38C3

triadic

#3838C3 #C33838 #38C338

tetradic

#3838C3 #C3387E #C3C338 #38C37E

square

#3838C3 #C3387E #C3C338 #38C37E

split-complementary

#3838C3 #C37E38 #7EC338

monochromatic

#1D1D64 #2A2A93 #3838C3 #6565D3 #9595E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#3838C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#3838C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3838C3

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3838C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3838C3	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3838c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.209 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8370d6',
    500: '#3838c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3838c3;
$custom-light: #8370d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3838c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44271,
    "c": 0.20865,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3838C3

secondary

#CCCC8B

accent

#DF49DF

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3838C3

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

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