#3844BD#3844BD

#3844BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.188 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3844BD
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 189)
HSL	hsl(235, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(235, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 64%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.30, 35.71, -64.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.30, 74.12, 298.80°)
OKLab	oklab(45.66% 0.007 -0.1876)
OKLCH	oklch(45.66% 0.188 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.8802, 8.6479, 49.1247)
Luminance	0.0865 (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

#3844BD #BDB138

analogous

#3887BD #3844BD #6E38BD

triadic

#3844BD #BD3844 #44BD38

tetradic

#3844BD #BD3887 #BDB138 #38BD6E

square

#3844BD #BD3887 #BDB138 #38BD6E

split-complementary

#3844BD #BD6E38 #87BD38

monochromatic

#1C225F #2A338E #3844BD #626CD0 #9198DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#3844BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#3844BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3844BD

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3844BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3844BD	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3844bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.188 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8078d2',
    500: '#3844bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3844bd;
$custom-light: #8078d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3844bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.586,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45657,
    "c": 0.18771,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3844BD

secondary

#C9C387

accent

#D04ADE

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3844BD

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

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