#3838DC#3838DC

#3838DC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.239 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3838DC
RGB	rgb(56, 56, 220)
HSL	hsl(240, 70%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(240, 75%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 74.5%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.66, 53.15, -82.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.66, 98.01, 302.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.81% 0.0097 -0.2383)
OKLCH	oklch(46.81% 0.239 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.9590, 8.8347, 68.5605)
Luminance	0.0884 (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

#3838DC #DCDC38

analogous

#388ADC #3838DC #8A38DC

triadic

#3838DC #DC3838 #38DC38

tetradic

#3838DC #DC388A #DCDC38 #38DC8A

square

#3838DC #DC388A #DCDC38 #38DC8A

split-complementary

#3838DC #DC8A38 #8ADC38

monochromatic

#171783 #2020B7 #3838DC #6C6CE5 #A0A0EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#3838DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#3838DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3838DC

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3838DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3838DC	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3838dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 56, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.239 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8871e8',
    500: '#3838dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3838dc;
$custom-light: #8871e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3838dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 70.085,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46806,
    "c": 0.23854,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3838DC

secondary

#DBDB95

accent

#ED3BED

background

#F9F6FE

surface

#F2ECFD

border

#CCC7D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #3838DC

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

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