#3844BB#3844BB

#3844BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.185 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3844BB
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 187)
HSL	hsl(235, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(235, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.1%, 63.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.13, 35.01, -64.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.13, 73.00, 298.66°)
OKLab	oklab(45.48% 0.0071 -0.1849)
OKLCH	oklch(45.48% 0.185 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.6646, 8.5616, 47.9892)
Luminance	0.0856 (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

#3844BB #BBAF38

analogous

#3885BB #3844BB #6E38BB

triadic

#3844BB #BB3844 #44BB38

tetradic

#3844BB #BB3885 #BBAF38 #38BB6E

square

#3844BB #BB3885 #BBAF38 #38BB6E

split-complementary

#3844BB #BB6E38 #85BB38

monochromatic

#1C225D #2A338C #3844BB #616BD0 #9097DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#3844BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#3844BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3844BB

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3844BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3844BB	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)

#0059BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3844bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.185 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8078d0',
    500: '#3844bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3844bb;
$custom-light: #8078d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3844bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.504,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45479,
    "c": 0.18509,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3844BB

secondary

#C8C286

accent

#D04BDD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3844BB

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

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