#3838D2#3838D2

#3838D2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.227 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3838D2
RGB	rgb(56, 56, 210)
HSL	hsl(240, 63%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(240, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.3%, 73.3%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, 49.94, -78.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 92.85, 302.54°)
OKLab	oklab(45.78% 0.0114 -0.2265)
OKLCH	oklch(45.78% 0.227 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.6740, 8.3207, 61.7930)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.26

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3838D2 #D2D238

analogous

#3885D2 #3838D2 #8538D2

triadic

#3838D2 #D23838 #38D238

tetradic

#3838D2 #D23885 #D2D238 #38D285

square

#3838D2 #D23885 #D2D238 #38D285

split-complementary

#3838D2 #D28538 #85D238

monochromatic

#1A1A75 #2626A7 #3838D2 #6A6ADD #9C9CE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#3838D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#3838D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3838D2

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3838D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3838D2	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ACF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3838d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 56, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.227 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8670e1',
    500: '#3838d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3838d2;
$custom-light: #8670e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3838d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 63.115,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45778,
    "c": 0.22678,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3838D2

secondary

#D5D591

accent

#E642E6

background

#F9F6FE

surface

#F1ECFC

border

#CBC7D5

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #3838D2

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

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