#3C38BA#3C38BA

#3C38BA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.197 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C38BA
RGB	rgb(60, 56, 186)
HSL	hsl(242, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(242, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.7%, 69.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.55, 42.51, -67.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.55, 79.92, 302.13°)
OKLab	oklab(43.65% 0.0201 -0.1955)
OKLCH	oklch(43.65% 0.197 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.1377, 7.3331, 47.2206)
Luminance	0.0733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.47

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C38BA #B6BA38

analogous

#3875BA #3C38BA #7D38BA

triadic

#3C38BA #BA3C38 #38BA3C

tetradic

#3C38BA #BA3875 #B6BA38 #38BA7D

square

#3C38BA #BA3875 #B6BA38 #38BA7D

split-complementary

#3C38BA #BA7D38 #75BA38

monochromatic

#1E1C5C #2D2A8B #3C38BA #6360CF #918FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#3C38BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#3C38BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C38BA

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C38BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C38BA	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c38ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 56, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.197 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8270d0',
    500: '#3c38ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c38ba;
$custom-light: #8270d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c38ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.846,
    "s": 53.719,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4365,
    "c": 0.19651,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C38BA

secondary

#C6C886

accent

#DD4BD9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF9

border

#CBC7D2

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C38BA

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