#3844CD#3844CD

#3844CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.208 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3844CD
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 205)
HSL	hsl(235, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(235, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 66.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.71, 41.28, -71.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.71, 82.97, 299.84°)
OKLab	oklab(47.12% 0.0058 -0.2081)
OKLCH	oklch(47.12% 0.208 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7137, 9.3813, 58.7811)
Luminance	0.0938 (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

#3844CD #CDC138

analogous

#388ECD #3844CD #7638CD

triadic

#3844CD #CD3844 #44CD38

tetradic

#3844CD #CD388E #CDC138 #38CD76

square

#3844CD #CD388E #CDC138 #38CD76

split-complementary

#3844CD #CD7638 #8ECD38

monochromatic

#1C236F #2832A0 #3844CD #6972D9 #9AA0E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.30

#3844CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#3844CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3844CD

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3844CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3844CD	1.00	7.30	2.88	7.30
#FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3844cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.208 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8478dd',
    500: '#3844cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3844cd;
$custom-light: #8478dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3844cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.168,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47119,
    "c": 0.20822,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3844CD

secondary

#D1CC8F

accent

#D645E3

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3844CD

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

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