#3844AB#3844AB

#3844AB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.164 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3844AB
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 171)
HSL	hsl(234, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(234, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 60.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.80, 29.33, -56.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.80, 63.86, 297.34°)
OKLab	oklab(44.09% 0.0076 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(44.09% 0.164 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.0462, 7.9143, 39.4657)
Luminance	0.0791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.44

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3844AB #AB9F38

analogous

#387EAB #3844AB #6638AB

triadic

#3844AB #AB3844 #44AB38

tetradic

#3844AB #AB387E #AB9F38 #38AB66

square

#3844AB #AB387E #AB9F38 #38AB66

split-complementary

#3844AB #AB6638 #7EAB38

monochromatic

#1A1F4F #29327D #3844AB #5864C8 #868FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.13

#3844AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#3844AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3844AB

8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3844AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3844AB	1.00	8.13	2.58	8.13
#FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3844ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.164 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d77c5',
    500: '#3844ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3844ab;
$custom-light: #7d77c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3844ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.739,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44093,
    "c": 0.16363,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3844AB

secondary

#C1BA7D

accent

#CB4EDA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF8

border

#CAC8D1

text

#0B0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3844AB

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

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