#3840C6#3840C6
#3840C6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.204 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3840C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 64, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.7%, 67.7%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.17, 41.31, -70.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.17, 81.65, 300.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.81% 0.0089 -0.2036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.81% 0.204 272.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6539, 8.5834, 54.3523) |
| Luminance | 0.0858 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 2.08
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.59
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 3.63
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 3.69
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.32
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3840C6 #C6BE38
analogous
#3887C6 #3840C6 #7738C6
triadic
#3840C6 #C63840 #40C638
tetradic
#3840C6 #C63887 #C6BE38 #38C677
square
#3840C6 #C63887 #C6BE38 #38C677
split-complementary
#3840C6 #C67738 #87C638
monochromatic
#1D2167 #2B3196 #3840C6 #676DD4 #979BE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.73
#3840C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.72
#3840C6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3840C6
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3840C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3840C6 | 1.00 | 7.73 | 2.72 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0059CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004CC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00647E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3840c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 64, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.204 272.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8375d8',
500: '#3840c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3840c6; $custom-light: #8375d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3840c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 64,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 236.62,
"s": 55.906,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45809,
"c": 0.20382,
"h": 272.5
},
"luminance": 0.08585
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3840C6
secondary
#CDC98D
accent
#D749DF
background
#F8F7FD
surface
#F0EDFB
border
#CBC8D4
text
#0C0815
muted
#7D7B83