#3B38BE#3B38BE

#3B38BE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.202 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B38BE
RGB	rgb(59, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(241, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(241, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.86, 43.71, -69.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.86, 82.12, 302.16°)
OKLab	oklab(43.97% 0.0183 -0.2009)
OKLCH	oklch(43.97% 0.202 275.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.5090, 7.4747, 49.4888)
Luminance	0.0748 (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

#3B38BE #BBBE38

analogous

#3878BE #3B38BE #7E38BE

triadic

#3B38BE #BE3B38 #38BE3B

tetradic

#3B38BE #BE3878 #BBBE38 #38BE7E

square

#3B38BE #BE3878 #BBBE38 #38BE7E

split-complementary

#3B38BE #BE7E38 #78BE38

monochromatic

#1E1C5F #2C2A8F #3B38BE #6562D1 #9392DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#3B38BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#3B38BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B38BE

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B38BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B38BE	1.00	8.42	2.50	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b38be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.202 275.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8370d3',
    500: '#3b38be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b38be;
$custom-light: #8370d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b38be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.343,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43969,
    "c": 0.20174,
    "h": 275.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B38BE

secondary

#C8CA88

accent

#DE4ADB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B38BE

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

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