#3C38BC#3C38BC

#3C38BC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.199 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C38BC
RGB	rgb(60, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(242, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(242, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.1%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.74, 43.17, -68.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.74, 81.00, 302.20°)
OKLab	oklab(43.84% 0.0198 -0.198)
OKLCH	oklch(43.84% 0.199 275.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.3518, 7.4187, 48.3482)
Luminance	0.0742 (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

#3C38BC #B8BC38

analogous

#3876BC #3C38BC #7E38BC

triadic

#3C38BC #BC3C38 #38BC3C

tetradic

#3C38BC #BC3876 #B8BC38 #38BC7E

square

#3C38BC #BC3876 #B8BC38 #38BC7E

split-complementary

#3C38BC #BC7E38 #76BC38

monochromatic

#1E1C5E #2D2A8D #3C38BC #6561D0 #9390DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#3C38BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#3C38BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C38BC

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C38BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C38BC	1.00	8.45	2.48	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c38bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.199 275.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8370d1',
    500: '#3c38bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c38bc;
$custom-light: #8370d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c38bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.818,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43842,
    "c": 0.19901,
    "h": 275.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C38BC

secondary

#C7C987

accent

#DD4AD9

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C38BC

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

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