#3848BF#3848BF

#3848BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.186 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3848BF
RGB	rgb(56, 72, 191)
HSL	hsl(233, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(233, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 62.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.43, 33.89, -64.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.43, 72.65, 297.81°)
OKLab	oklab(46.54% 0.004 -0.1855)
OKLCH	oklch(46.54% 0.186 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3490, 9.2357, 50.3593)
Luminance	0.0924 (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

#3848BF #BFAF38

analogous

#388BBF #3848BF #6B38BF

triadic

#3848BF #BF3848 #48BF38

tetradic

#3848BF #BF388B #BFAF38 #38BF6B

square

#3848BF #BF388B #BFAF38 #38BF6B

split-complementary

#3848BF #BF6B38 #8BBF38

monochromatic

#1C2460 #2A3690 #3848BF #6370D1 #929BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#3848BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#3848BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3848BF

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3848BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3848BF	1.00	7.38	2.85	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3848bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.186 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817bd3',
    500: '#3848bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3848bf;
$custom-light: #817bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3848bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.889,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46545,
    "c": 0.18557,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3848BF

secondary

#CAC289

accent

#CC4ADE

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3848BF

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

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