#3843BD#3843BD

#3843BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.189 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3843BD
RGB	rgb(56, 67, 189)
HSL	hsl(235, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(235, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 64.6%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.06, 36.34, -65.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.06, 74.77, 299.08°)
OKLab	oklab(45.48% 0.0077 -0.1887)
OKLCH	oklch(45.48% 0.189 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.8203, 8.5279, 49.1047)
Luminance	0.0853 (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

#3843BD #BDB238

analogous

#3885BD #3843BD #7038BD

triadic

#3843BD #BD3843 #43BD38

tetradic

#3843BD #BD3885 #BDB238 #38BD70

square

#3843BD #BD3885 #BDB238 #38BD70

split-complementary

#3843BD #BD7038 #85BD38

monochromatic

#1C225F #2A328E #3843BD #626BD0 #9197DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#3843BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#3843BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3843BD

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3843BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3843BD	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3843bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 67, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.189 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8077d2',
    500: '#3843bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3843bd;
$custom-light: #8077d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3843bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.038,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45483,
    "c": 0.18889,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3843BD

secondary

#C9C487

accent

#D14ADE

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3843BD

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

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