#3C38CF#3C38CF

#3C38CF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.222 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C38CF
RGB	rgb(60, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(242, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(242, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(71%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.59, 49.35, -76.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.59, 91.14, 302.79°)
OKLab	oklab(45.71% 0.0166 -0.2216)
OKLCH	oklch(45.71% 0.222 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.5364, 8.2926, 59.8539)
Luminance	0.0829 (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

#3C38CF #CBCF38

analogous

#3880CF #3C38CF #8738CF

triadic

#3C38CF #CF3C38 #38CF3C

tetradic

#3C38CF #CF3880 #CBCF38 #38CF87

square

#3C38CF #CF3880 #CBCF38 #38CF87

split-complementary

#3C38CF #CF8738 #80CF38

monochromatic

#1E1B71 #2A27A3 #3C38CF #6C69DB #9D9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#3C38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#3C38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C38CF

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C38CF	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.222 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8771df',
    500: '#3c38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c38cf;
$custom-light: #8771df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.589,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45713,
    "c": 0.22221,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C38CF

secondary

#D1D390

accent

#E444E0

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C38CF

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

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