#3844BE#3844BE

#3844BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.189 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3844BE
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 190)
HSL	hsl(235, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(235, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 64.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.38, 36.06, -65.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.38, 74.68, 298.87°)
OKLab	oklab(45.75% 0.0069 -0.1889)
OKLCH	oklch(45.75% 0.189 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.9891, 8.6914, 49.6983)
Luminance	0.0869 (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

#3844BE #BEB238

analogous

#3887BE #3844BE #6F38BE

triadic

#3844BE #BE3844 #44BE38

tetradic

#3844BE #BE3887 #BEB238 #38BE6F

square

#3844BE #BE3887 #BEB238 #38BE6F

split-complementary

#3844BE #BE6F38 #87BE38

monochromatic

#1C225F #2A338F #3844BE #626CD1 #9299DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#3844BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#3844BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3844BE

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3844BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3844BE	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3844be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.189 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8178d3',
    500: '#3844be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3844be;
$custom-light: #8178d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3844be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.627,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45747,
    "c": 0.18902,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3844BE

secondary

#CAC488

accent

#D14ADE

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3844BE

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

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