#3838D9#3838D9
#3838D9 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.235 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3838D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 56, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 68%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 74%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.2%, 74.2%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.36, 52.19, -81.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.36, 96.47, 302.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.5% 0.0102 -0.2348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.5% 0.235 272.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5652, 8.6772, 66.4867) |
| Luminance | 0.0868 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 3.32
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 3.53
Vibrant Blue
#0339F8
ΔE00 3.59
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 3.96
Vivid Blue
#152EFF
ΔE00 4.13
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3838D9 #D9D938
analogous
#3888D9 #3838D9 #8838D9
triadic
#3838D9 #D93838 #38D938
tetradic
#3838D9 #D93888 #D9D938 #38D988
square
#3838D9 #D93888 #D9D938 #38D988
split-complementary
#3838D9 #D98838 #88D938
monochromatic
#18187E #2222B2 #3838D9 #6B6BE3 #9F9FED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.68
#3838D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.74
#3838D9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3838D9
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3838D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3838D9 | 1.00 | 7.68 | 2.74 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005BDE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004BD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006786
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3838d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 56, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.235 272.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8871e6',
500: '#3838d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3838d9; $custom-light: #8871e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3838d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 56,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 67.932,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46496,
"c": 0.23503,
"h": 272.5
},
"luminance": 0.08679
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3838D9
secondary
#D9D994
accent
#EB3DEB
background
#F9F6FE
surface
#F2ECFD
border
#CCC7D5
text
#0D0816
muted
#7E7B84