#3838CC#3838CC

#3838CC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.220 H 273.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3838CC
RGB	rgb(56, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(240, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(240, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.04, 48.00, -75.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.04, 89.70, 302.35°)
OKLab	oklab(45.17% 0.0124 -0.2192)
OKLCH	oklch(45.17% 0.22 273.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9405, 8.0273, 57.9298)
Luminance	0.0803 (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

#3838CC #CCCC38

analogous

#3882CC #3838CC #8238CC

triadic

#3838CC #CC3838 #38CC38

tetradic

#3838CC #CC3882 #CCCC38 #38CC82

square

#3838CC #CC3882 #CCCC38 #38CC82

split-complementary

#3838CC #CC8238 #82CC38

monochromatic

#1C1C6E #29299E #3838CC #6969D8 #9999E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#3838CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#3838CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3838CC

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3838CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3838CC	1.00	8.06	2.61	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3838cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.220 273.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8570dd',
    500: '#3838cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3838cc;
$custom-light: #8570dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3838cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4517,
    "c": 0.2196,
    "h": 273.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3838CC

secondary

#D1D18F

accent

#E245E2

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3838CC

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

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