#3844C5#3844C5

#3844C5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.198 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3844C5
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 197)
HSL	hsl(235, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(235, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.6%, 65.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.99, 38.51, -68.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.99, 78.58, 299.35°)
OKLab	oklab(46.38% 0.0064 -0.198)
OKLCH	oklch(46.38% 0.198 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.7726, 9.0048, 53.8248)
Luminance	0.0901 (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

#3844C5 #C5B938

analogous

#388AC5 #3844C5 #7338C5

triadic

#3844C5 #C53844 #44C538

tetradic

#3844C5 #C5388A #C5B938 #38C573

square

#3844C5 #C5388A #C5B938 #38C573

split-complementary

#3844C5 #C57338 #8AC538

monochromatic

#1D2366 #2A3495 #3844C5 #6770D4 #969DE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#3844C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#3844C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3844C5

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3844C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3844C5	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3844c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.198 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8278d8',
    500: '#3844c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3844c5;
$custom-light: #8278d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3844c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.894,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46381,
    "c": 0.19806,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3844C5

secondary

#CDC78C

accent

#D249DF

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0915

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3844C5

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

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