#3838B2 Color

#3838B2 is rgb(56, 56, 178) in RGB and hsl(240, 52%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#3838B2

HEX#3838B2

RGBrgb(56, 56, 178)

HSLhsl(240, 52%, 46%)

HSVhsv(240, 69%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(42.6% 0.187 275)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 69%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3838B2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3838B2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3838B2 Complementary#B2B238 Analogous#3875B2 Analogous#7538B2 Triadic#B23838 Triadic#38B238

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3838B2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4949C5 #6868CF #8383D8 #A2A2E2 #BDBDEA #DCDCF4

Shades

#31319B #2A2A84 #22226D #1B1B55 #14143E #0C0C27

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