#3843BE#3843BE

#3843BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.190 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3843BE
RGB	rgb(56, 67, 190)
HSL	hsl(235, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(235, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 64.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.15, 36.69, -65.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.15, 75.33, 299.15°)
OKLab	oklab(45.57% 0.0076 -0.19)
OKLCH	oklch(45.57% 0.19 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.9292, 8.5715, 49.6783)
Luminance	0.0857 (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

#3843BE #BEB338

analogous

#3886BE #3843BE #7038BE

triadic

#3843BE #BE3843 #43BE38

tetradic

#3843BE #BE3886 #BEB338 #38BE70

square

#3843BE #BE3886 #BEB338 #38BE70

split-complementary

#3843BE #BE7038 #86BE38

monochromatic

#1C225F #2A328F #3843BE #626BD1 #9298DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#3843BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#3843BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3843BE

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3843BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3843BE	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3843be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 67, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.190 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8177d3',
    500: '#3843be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3843be;
$custom-light: #8177d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3843be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.075,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45573,
    "c": 0.19018,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3843BE

secondary

#CAC488

accent

#D24ADE

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3843BE

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

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