#3C38C4#3C38C4

#3C38C4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.209 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C38C4
RGB	rgb(60, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(242, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(242, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.51, 45.79, -71.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.51, 85.32, 302.46°)
OKLab	oklab(44.62% 0.0185 -0.2081)
OKLCH	oklch(44.62% 0.209 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.2382, 7.7733, 53.0166)
Luminance	0.0777 (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

#3C38C4 #C0C438

analogous

#387AC4 #3C38C4 #8238C4

triadic

#3C38C4 #C43C38 #38C43C

tetradic

#3C38C4 #C4387A #C0C438 #38C482

square

#3C38C4 #C4387A #C0C438 #38C482

split-complementary

#3C38C4 #C48238 #7AC438

monochromatic

#1F1D65 #2D2A94 #3C38C4 #6966D3 #9896E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#3C38C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#3C38C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C38C4

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C38C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C38C4	1.00	8.22	2.55	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c38c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.209 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8570d7',
    500: '#3c38c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c38c4;
$custom-light: #8570d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c38c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.714,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4462,
    "c": 0.2089,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C38C4

secondary

#CACC8C

accent

#DF49DB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C38C4

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

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