#3845BD#3845BD

#3845BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.187 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3845BD
RGB	rgb(56, 69, 189)
HSL	hsl(234, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(234, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 63.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.54, 35.08, -64.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.54, 73.47, 298.52°)
OKLab	oklab(45.83% 0.0063 -0.1864)
OKLCH	oklch(45.83% 0.187 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.9412, 8.7699, 49.1450)
Luminance	0.0877 (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

#3845BD #BDB038

analogous

#3888BD #3845BD #6D38BD

triadic

#3845BD #BD3845 #45BD38

tetradic

#3845BD #BD3888 #BDB038 #38BD6D

square

#3845BD #BD3888 #BDB038 #38BD6D

split-complementary

#3845BD #BD6D38 #88BD38

monochromatic

#1C235F #2A348E #3845BD #626DD0 #9199DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#3845BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#3845BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3845BD

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3845BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3845BD	1.00	7.62	2.75	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3845bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 69, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.187 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8078d2',
    500: '#3845bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3845bd;
$custom-light: #8078d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3845bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.135,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45833,
    "c": 0.18653,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3845BD

secondary

#C9C387

accent

#CF4ADE

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3845BD

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

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