#3C38AF#3C38AF
#3C38AF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.183 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C38AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 56, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 68%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.54, 38.85, -62.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.54, 73.85, 301.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.61% 0.0216 -0.1812) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.61% 0.183 276.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0130, 6.8832, 41.2974) |
| Luminance | 0.0688 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.09
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.62
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.66
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.85
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.05
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C38AF #ABAF38
analogous
#386FAF #3C38AF #7838AF
triadic
#3C38AF #AF3C38 #38AF3C
tetradic
#3C38AF #AF386F #ABAF38 #38AF78
square
#3C38AF #AF386F #ABAF38 #38AF78
split-complementary
#3C38AF #AF7838 #6FAF38
monochromatic
#1C1A52 #2C2981 #3C38AF #5E5ACA #8B88D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.84
#3C38AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.38
#3C38AF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3C38AF
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C38AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C38AF | 1.00 | 8.84 | 2.38 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0045AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00586F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c38af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 56, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.183 276.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#806fc8',
500: '#3c38af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c38af; $custom-light: #806fc8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c38af",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 56,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.017,
"s": 51.515,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4261,
"c": 0.18252,
"h": 276.8
},
"luminance": 0.06884
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C38AF
secondary
#C1C380
accent
#DB4DD6
background
#F8F6FC
surface
#F0ECF8
border
#CBC7D1
text
#0B0713
muted
#7C7A82