#3848AD#3848AD

#3848AD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.161 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3848AD
RGB	rgb(56, 72, 173)
HSL	hsl(232, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(232, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 58.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.99, 27.45, -56.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.99, 62.36, 296.11°)
OKLab	oklab(45.02% 0.0042 -0.1613)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.161 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.4885, 8.4915, 40.5607)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3848AD #AD9D38

analogous

#3882AD #3848AD #6338AD

triadic

#3848AD #AD3848 #48AD38

tetradic

#3848AD #AD3882 #AD9D38 #38AD63

square

#3848AD #AD3882 #AD9D38 #38AD63

split-complementary

#3848AD #AD6338 #82AD38

monochromatic

#1A2251 #29357F #3848AD #5968C9 #8792D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#3848AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#3848AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3848AD

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3848AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3848AD	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006173

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3848ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.161 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d7ac6',
    500: '#3848ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3848ad;
$custom-light: #7d7ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3848ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.795,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45021,
    "c": 0.16132,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3848AD

secondary

#C2B97F

accent

#C74DDB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF8

border

#CAC8D1

text

#0B0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3848AD

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

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