#3C38C0#3C38C0

#3C38C0 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.204 H 275.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C38C0
RGB	rgb(60, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(242, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(242, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.7%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.12, 44.48, -70.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.12, 83.17, 302.33°)
OKLab	oklab(44.23% 0.0192 -0.2031)
OKLCH	oklch(44.23% 0.204 275.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.7889, 7.5936, 50.6507)
Luminance	0.0760 (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

#3C38C0 #BCC038

analogous

#3878C0 #3C38C0 #8038C0

triadic

#3C38C0 #C03C38 #38C03C

tetradic

#3C38C0 #C03878 #BCC038 #38C080

square

#3C38C0 #C03878 #BCC038 #38C080

split-complementary

#3C38C0 #C08038 #78C038

monochromatic

#1E1C61 #2D2A91 #3C38C0 #6764D2 #9593DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.34

#3C38C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#3C38C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C38C0

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C38C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C38C0	1.00	8.34	2.52	8.34
#FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c38c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.204 275.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8470d4',
    500: '#3c38c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c38c0;
$custom-light: #8470d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c38c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.765,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44229,
    "c": 0.20398,
    "h": 275.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C38C0

secondary

#C9CB89

accent

#DE4ADA

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C38C0

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

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