#3B38BF#3B38BF

#3B38BF is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.203 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B38BF
RGB	rgb(59, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(241, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(241, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.96, 44.04, -69.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.96, 82.66, 302.19°)
OKLab	oklab(44.07% 0.0181 -0.2022)
OKLCH	oklch(44.07% 0.203 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.6187, 7.5186, 50.0663)
Luminance	0.0752 (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

#3B38BF #BCBF38

analogous

#3878BF #3B38BF #7E38BF

triadic

#3B38BF #BF3B38 #38BF3B

tetradic

#3B38BF #BF3878 #BCBF38 #38BF7E

square

#3B38BF #BF3878 #BCBF38 #38BF7E

split-complementary

#3B38BF #BF7E38 #78BF38

monochromatic

#1E1C60 #2C2A90 #3B38BF #6563D1 #9492DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.39

#3B38BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#3B38BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B38BF

8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B38BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B38BF	1.00	8.39	2.50	8.39
#FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b38bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.203 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8370d4',
    500: '#3b38bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b38bf;
$custom-light: #8370d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b38bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.333,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44067,
    "c": 0.20298,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B38BF

secondary

#C9CA89

accent

#DE4ADB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B38BF

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

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