#3842BE#3842BE

#3842BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.191 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3842BE
RGB	rgb(56, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(236, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(236, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.91, 37.31, -66.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.91, 75.97, 299.42°)
OKLab	oklab(45.4% 0.0083 -0.1912)
OKLCH	oklch(45.4% 0.191 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.8702, 8.4536, 49.6587)
Luminance	0.0846 (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

#3842BE #BEB438

analogous

#3885BE #3842BE #7138BE

triadic

#3842BE #BE3842 #42BE38

tetradic

#3842BE #BE3885 #BEB438 #38BE71

square

#3842BE #BE3885 #BEB438 #38BE71

split-complementary

#3842BE #BE7138 #85BE38

monochromatic

#1C215F #2A328F #3842BE #626BD1 #9297DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#3842BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#3842BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3842BE

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3842BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3842BE	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3842be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.191 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8176d3',
    500: '#3842be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3842be;
$custom-light: #8176d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3842be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.522,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45401,
    "c": 0.19135,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3842BE

secondary

#CAC588

accent

#D34ADE

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3842BE

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

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