#3848AB#3848AB

#3848AB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.159 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3848AB
RGB	rgb(56, 72, 171)
HSL	hsl(232, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(232, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 57.9%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.83, 26.73, -55.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.83, 61.20, 295.89°)
OKLab	oklab(44.86% 0.0042 -0.1585)
OKLCH	oklch(44.86% 0.159 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.2965, 8.4147, 39.5491)
Luminance	0.0842 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3848AB #AB9B38

analogous

#3882AB #3848AB #6238AB

triadic

#3848AB #AB3848 #48AB38

tetradic

#3848AB #AB3882 #AB9B38 #38AB62

square

#3848AB #AB3882 #AB9B38 #38AB62

split-complementary

#3848AB #AB6238 #82AB38

monochromatic

#1A214F #29357D #3848AB #5868C8 #8691D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#3848AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#3848AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3848AB

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3848AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3848AB	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006072

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3848ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.159 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c7ac5',
    500: '#3848ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3848ab;
$custom-light: #7c7ac5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3848ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.652,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44857,
    "c": 0.15855,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3848AB

secondary

#C1B87D

accent

#C74EDA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF8

border

#CAC8D1

text

#0B0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3848AB

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

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