#3C38BE#3C38BE

#3C38BE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.202 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C38BE
RGB	rgb(60, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(242, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(242, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.93, 43.83, -69.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.93, 82.09, 302.27°)
OKLab	oklab(44.04% 0.0195 -0.2006)
OKLCH	oklch(44.04% 0.202 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.5689, 7.5056, 49.4916)
Luminance	0.0751 (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

#3C38BE #BABE38

analogous

#3877BE #3C38BE #7F38BE

triadic

#3C38BE #BE3C38 #38BE3C

tetradic

#3C38BE #BE3877 #BABE38 #38BE7F

square

#3C38BE #BE3877 #BABE38 #38BE7F

split-complementary

#3C38BE #BE7F38 #77BE38

monochromatic

#1E1C5F #2D2A8F #3C38BE #6662D1 #9492DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#3C38BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#3C38BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C38BE

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C38BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C38BE	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c38be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.202 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8370d3',
    500: '#3c38be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c38be;
$custom-light: #8370d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c38be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.791,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44035,
    "c": 0.2015,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C38BE

secondary

#C8CA88

accent

#DE4AD9

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C38BE

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

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