#3D38CC#3D38CC

#3D38CC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.218 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3D38CC
RGB	rgb(61, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(242, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.1%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.35, 48.49, -75.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.35, 89.53, 302.79°)
OKLab	oklab(45.48% 0.0184 -0.2176)
OKLCH	oklch(45.48% 0.218 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.2341, 8.1787, 57.9435)
Luminance	0.0818 (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

#3D38CC #C7CC38

analogous

#387DCC #3D38CC #8738CC

triadic

#3D38CC #CC3D38 #38CC3D

tetradic

#3D38CC #CC387D #C7CC38 #38CC87

square

#3D38CC #CC387D #C7CC38 #38CC87

split-complementary

#3D38CC #CC8738 #7DCC38

monochromatic

#1F1C6E #2D299E #3D38CC #6C69D8 #9C99E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#3D38CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#3D38CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3D38CC

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3D38CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3D38CC	1.00	7.97	2.64	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3d38cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(61, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.218 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8770dd',
    500: '#3d38cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3d38cc;
$custom-light: #8770dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3d38cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 61,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.027,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45475,
    "c": 0.21837,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3D38CC

secondary

#CED18F

accent

#E245DD

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3D38CC

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

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