#3844C3#3844C3

#3844C3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.195 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3844C3
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 195)
HSL	hsl(235, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(235, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 65.1%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.82, 37.81, -67.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.82, 77.47, 299.22°)
OKLab	oklab(46.2% 0.0066 -0.1954)
OKLCH	oklch(46.2% 0.195 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5450, 8.9138, 52.6259)
Luminance	0.0891 (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

#3844C3 #C3B738

analogous

#388AC3 #3844C3 #7238C3

triadic

#3844C3 #C33844 #44C338

tetradic

#3844C3 #C3388A #C3B738 #38C372

square

#3844C3 #C3388A #C3B738 #38C372

split-complementary

#3844C3 #C37238 #8AC338

monochromatic

#1D2364 #2A3393 #3844C3 #656FD3 #959BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#3844C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#3844C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3844C3

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3844C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3844C3	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00657D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3844c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.195 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8278d6',
    500: '#3844c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3844c3;
$custom-light: #8278d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3844c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.82,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46198,
    "c": 0.19549,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3844C3

secondary

#CCC68B

accent

#D249DF

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3844C3

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

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