#3840C2#3840C2

#3840C2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.199 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3840C2
RGB	rgb(56, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(237, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(237, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.80, 39.93, -68.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.80, 79.45, 300.17°)
OKLab	oklab(45.43% 0.0093 -0.1985)
OKLCH	oklch(45.43% 0.199 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.1986, 8.4013, 51.9545)
Luminance	0.0840 (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

#3840C2 #C2BA38

analogous

#3885C2 #3840C2 #7538C2

triadic

#3840C2 #C23840 #40C238

tetradic

#3840C2 #C23885 #C2BA38 #38C275

square

#3840C2 #C23885 #C2BA38 #38C275

split-complementary

#3840C2 #C27538 #85C238

monochromatic

#1D2163 #2A3093 #3840C2 #656BD2 #9499E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#3840C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#3840C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3840C2

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3840C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3840C2	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3840c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.199 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8275d6',
    500: '#3840c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3840c2;
$custom-light: #8275d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3840c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.522,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45433,
    "c": 0.19877,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3840C2

secondary

#CBC88A

accent

#D649DF

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3840C2

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

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