#3848CD#3848CD

#3848CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.204 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3848CD
RGB	rgb(56, 72, 205)
HSL	hsl(234, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(234, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 64.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.63, 38.82, -70.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.63, 80.45, 298.85°)
OKLab	oklab(47.79% 0.0033 -0.2037)
OKLCH	oklch(47.79% 0.204 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9639, 9.8817, 58.8645)
Luminance	0.0988 (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

#3848CD #CDBD38

analogous

#3892CD #3848CD #7238CD

triadic

#3848CD #CD3848 #48CD38

tetradic

#3848CD #CD3892 #CDBD38 #38CD72

square

#3848CD #CD3892 #CDBD38 #38CD72

split-complementary

#3848CD #CD7238 #92CD38

monochromatic

#1C256F #2835A0 #3848CD #6975D9 #9AA2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#3848CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#3848CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3848CD

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3848CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3848CD	1.00	7.06	2.98	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3848cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.204 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847bdd',
    500: '#3848cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3848cd;
$custom-light: #847bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3848cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.557,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47791,
    "c": 0.20373,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3848CD

secondary

#D1CA8F

accent

#D245E3

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0C0915

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3848CD

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

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