#3838D0#3838D0

#3838D0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.224 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3838D0
RGB	rgb(56, 56, 208)
HSL	hsl(240, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(240, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 73.1%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.44, 49.30, -77.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.44, 91.80, 302.48°)
OKLab	oklab(45.58% 0.0118 -0.2241)
OKLCH	oklch(45.58% 0.224 273)
XYZ	xyz(14.4264, 8.2217, 60.4889)
Luminance	0.0822 (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

#3838D0 #D0D038

analogous

#3884D0 #3838D0 #8438D0

triadic

#3838D0 #D03838 #38D038

tetradic

#3838D0 #D03884 #D0D038 #38D084

square

#3838D0 #D03884 #D0D038 #38D084

split-complementary

#3838D0 #D08438 #84D038

monochromatic

#1B1B73 #2727A4 #3838D0 #6A6ADC #9B9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#3838D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#3838D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3838D0

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3838D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3838D0	1.00	7.94	2.64	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ACD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006481

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3838d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 56, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.224 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8670e0',
    500: '#3838d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3838d0;
$custom-light: #8670e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3838d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 61.789,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45575,
    "c": 0.2244,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.08223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3838D0

secondary

#D3D391

accent

#E543E5

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3838D0

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

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