#3843CD#3843CD

#3843CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.209 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3843CD
RGB	rgb(56, 67, 205)
HSL	hsl(236, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(236, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 67.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.48, 41.89, -72.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.48, 83.60, 300.07°)
OKLab	oklab(46.96% 0.0064 -0.2092)
OKLCH	oklch(46.96% 0.209 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6538, 9.2613, 58.7611)
Luminance	0.0926 (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

#3843CD #CDC238

analogous

#388ECD #3843CD #7738CD

triadic

#3843CD #CD3843 #43CD38

tetradic

#3843CD #CD388E #CDC238 #38CD77

square

#3843CD #CD388E #CDC238 #38CD77

split-complementary

#3843CD #CD7738 #8ECD38

monochromatic

#1C226F #2831A0 #3843CD #6971D9 #9A9FE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#3843CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#3843CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3843CD

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3843CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3843CD	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006882

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3843cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 67, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.209 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8477dd',
    500: '#3843cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3843cd;
$custom-light: #8477dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3843cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.57,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46956,
    "c": 0.20932,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3843CD

secondary

#D1CC8F

accent

#D745E3

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3843CD

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

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