#3842C0#3842C0

#3842C0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.194 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3842C0
RGB	rgb(56, 66, 192)
HSL	hsl(236, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(236, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 65.6%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.09, 38.01, -67.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.09, 77.08, 299.55°)
OKLab	oklab(45.58% 0.0081 -0.1938)
OKLCH	oklch(45.58% 0.194 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.0903, 8.5417, 50.8178)
Luminance	0.0854 (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

#3842C0 #C0B638

analogous

#3886C0 #3842C0 #7238C0

triadic

#3842C0 #C03842 #42C038

tetradic

#3842C0 #C03886 #C0B638 #38C072

square

#3842C0 #C03886 #C0B638 #38C072

split-complementary

#3842C0 #C07238 #86C038

monochromatic

#1C2161 #2A3291 #3842C0 #646CD2 #9399DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#3842C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#3842C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3842C0

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3842C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3842C0	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3842c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 66, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.194 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8176d4',
    500: '#3842c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3842c0;
$custom-light: #8176d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3842c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.588,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45583,
    "c": 0.19393,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3842C0

secondary

#CBC689

accent

#D34ADE

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3842C0

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

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