#3845CD#3845CD

#3845CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.207 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3845CD
RGB	rgb(56, 69, 205)
HSL	hsl(235, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(235, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.94, 40.67, -71.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.94, 82.35, 299.60°)
OKLab	oklab(47.29% 0.0052 -0.207)
OKLCH	oklch(47.29% 0.207 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.7747, 9.5033, 58.8014)
Luminance	0.0950 (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

#3845CD #CDC038

analogous

#388FCD #3845CD #7538CD

triadic

#3845CD #CD3845 #45CD38

tetradic

#3845CD #CD388F #CDC038 #38CD75

square

#3845CD #CD388F #CDC038 #38CD75

split-complementary

#3845CD #CD7538 #8FCD38

monochromatic

#1C236F #2833A0 #3845CD #6973D9 #9AA0E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#3845CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#3845CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3845CD

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3845CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3845CD	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3845cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 69, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.207 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8479dd',
    500: '#3845cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3845cd;
$custom-light: #8479dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3845cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.765,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47285,
    "c": 0.2071,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3845CD

secondary

#D1CC8F

accent

#D545E3

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0C0915

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3845CD

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

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