#3848BD#3848BD

#3848BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.183 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3848BD
RGB	rgb(56, 72, 189)
HSL	hsl(233, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(233, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 61.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.27, 33.18, -63.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.27, 71.53, 297.64°)
OKLab	oklab(46.37% 0.0041 -0.1829)
OKLCH	oklch(46.37% 0.183 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.1304, 9.1483, 49.2081)
Luminance	0.0915 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.63

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3848BD #BDAD38

analogous

#388ABD #3848BD #6A38BD

triadic

#3848BD #BD3848 #48BD38

tetradic

#3848BD #BD388A #BDAD38 #38BD6A

square

#3848BD #BD388A #BDAD38 #38BD6A

split-complementary

#3848BD #BD6A38 #8ABD38

monochromatic

#1C245F #2A368E #3848BD #626FD0 #919ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#3848BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#3848BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3848BD

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3848BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3848BD	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3848bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.183 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807bd2',
    500: '#3848bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3848bd;
$custom-light: #807bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3848bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.782,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46371,
    "c": 0.18294,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3848BD

secondary

#C9C187

accent

#CC4ADE

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3848BD

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

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