#3D38BD#3D38BD

#3D38BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.200 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3D38BD
RGB	rgb(61, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(242, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(242, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.7%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.90, 43.61, -68.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.90, 81.51, 302.35°)
OKLab	oklab(44.01% 0.0209 -0.1989)
OKLCH	oklch(44.01% 0.2 276)
XYZ	xyz(12.5209, 7.4934, 48.9208)
Luminance	0.0750 (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

#3D38BD #B8BD38

analogous

#3875BD #3D38BD #8038BD

triadic

#3D38BD #BD3D38 #38BD3D

tetradic

#3D38BD #BD3875 #B8BD38 #38BD80

square

#3D38BD #BD3875 #B8BD38 #38BD80

split-complementary

#3D38BD #BD8038 #75BD38

monochromatic

#1F1C5F #2E2A8E #3D38BD #6662D0 #9491DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#3D38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#3D38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3D38BD

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3D38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3D38BD	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)

#0053C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3d38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(61, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.200 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8470d2',
    500: '#3d38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3d38bd;
$custom-light: #8470d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3d38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 61,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.256,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44005,
    "c": 0.20002,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.07495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3D38BD

secondary

#C7C987

accent

#DE4AD8

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3D38BD

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

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