#3843AF#3843AF

#3843AF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.170 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3843AF
RGB	rgb(56, 67, 175)
HSL	hsl(234, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(234, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(68%, 61.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.88, 31.40, -59.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.88, 66.83, 298.03°)
OKLab	oklab(44.25% 0.0084 -0.1701)
OKLCH	oklch(44.25% 0.17 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.3733, 7.9492, 41.4841)
Luminance	0.0795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.84

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3843AF #AFA438

analogous

#387EAF #3843AF #6938AF

triadic

#3843AF #AF3843 #43AF38

tetradic

#3843AF #AF387E #AFA438 #38AF69

square

#3843AF #AF387E #AFA438 #38AF69

split-complementary

#3843AF #AF6938 #7EAF38

monochromatic

#1A1F52 #293181 #3843AF #5A64CA #8890D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.11

#3843AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#3843AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3843AF

8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3843AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3843AF	1.00	8.11	2.59	8.11
#FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3843af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 67, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.170 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d77c8',
    500: '#3843af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3843af;
$custom-light: #7d77c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3843af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.454,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44248,
    "c": 0.17032,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3843AF

secondary

#C3BD80

accent

#CE4DDB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF8

border

#CAC8D1

text

#0B0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3843AF

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

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