#3844B8#3844B8

#3844B8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.181 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3844B8
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 184)
HSL	hsl(234, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(234, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 63%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.87, 33.95, -62.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.87, 71.30, 298.43°)
OKLab	oklab(45.21% 0.0072 -0.181)
OKLCH	oklch(45.21% 0.181 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.3468, 8.4345, 46.3154)
Luminance	0.0844 (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

#3844B8 #B8AC38

analogous

#3884B8 #3844B8 #6C38B8

triadic

#3844B8 #B83844 #44B838

tetradic

#3844B8 #B83884 #B8AC38 #38B86C

square

#3844B8 #B83884 #B8AC38 #38B86C

split-complementary

#3844B8 #B86C38 #84B838

monochromatic

#1B215A #2A3389 #3844B8 #5F69CE #8E95DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#3844B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#3844B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3844B8

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3844B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3844B8	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006277

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3844b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.181 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f78ce',
    500: '#3844b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3844b8;
$custom-light: #7f78ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3844b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.375,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45213,
    "c": 0.18113,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3844B8

secondary

#C7C185

accent

#CF4BDD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0B0914

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3844B8

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

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