#3844C4#3844C4

#3844C4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.197 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3844C4
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 196)
HSL	hsl(235, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(235, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 65.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.91, 38.16, -68.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.91, 78.02, 299.28°)
OKLab	oklab(46.29% 0.0065 -0.1967)
OKLCH	oklch(46.29% 0.197 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.6584, 8.9592, 53.2233)
Luminance	0.0896 (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

#3844C4 #C4B838

analogous

#388AC4 #3844C4 #7238C4

triadic

#3844C4 #C43844 #44C438

tetradic

#3844C4 #C4388A #C4B838 #38C472

square

#3844C4 #C4388A #C4B838 #38C472

split-complementary

#3844C4 #C47238 #8AC438

monochromatic

#1D2365 #2A3394 #3844C4 #666FD3 #969CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#3844C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#3844C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3844C4

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3844C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3844C4	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3844c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.197 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8278d7',
    500: '#3844c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3844c4;
$custom-light: #8278d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3844c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.857,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46289,
    "c": 0.19678,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3844C4

secondary

#CCC78C

accent

#D249DF

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0915

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3844C4

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

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