#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
RGBrgb(56, 68, 197)
HSLhsl(235, 56%, 50%)
HSVhsv(235, 72%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(71.6%, 65.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LABlab(35.99, 38.51, -68.49)
CIE-LCHlch(35.99, 78.58, 299.35°)
OKLaboklab(46.38% 0.0064 -0.198)
OKLCHoklch(46.38% 0.198 271.9)
XYZxyz(13.7726, 9.0048, 53.8248)
Luminance0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

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
##3844C51.007.502.807.50
#FFFFFF7.501.0021.001.00
#0000002.8021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.501.0021.001.00

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

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#3844C5 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva