#3B38CA#3B38CA

#3B38CA is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.216 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B38CA
RGB	rgb(59, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(241, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(241, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.03, 47.64, -74.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.03, 88.54, 302.55°)
OKLab	oklab(45.15% 0.0163 -0.2158)
OKLCH	oklch(45.15% 0.216 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.8749, 8.0211, 56.6827)
Luminance	0.0802 (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

#3B38CA #C7CA38

analogous

#387ECA #3B38CA #8438CA

triadic

#3B38CA #CA3B38 #38CA3B

tetradic

#3B38CA #CA387E #C7CA38 #38CA84

square

#3B38CA #CA387E #C7CA38 #38CA84

split-complementary

#3B38CA #CA8438 #7ECA38

monochromatic

#1E1D6B #2C299B #3B38CA #6B68D7 #9A99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#3B38CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#3B38CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B38CA

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B38CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B38CA	1.00	8.06	2.60	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b38ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.216 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8570db',
    500: '#3b38ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b38ca;
$custom-light: #8570db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b38ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.233,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45151,
    "c": 0.21644,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B38CA

secondary

#CECF8E

accent

#E147DE

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B38CA

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

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