#3835CB#3835CB

#3835CB is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.221 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3835CB
RGB	rgb(56, 53, 203)
HSL	hsl(241, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(241, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 73.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.34, 49.34, -76.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.34, 90.90, 302.87°)
OKLab	oklab(44.65% 0.0141 -0.2209)
OKLCH	oklch(44.65% 0.221 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.6799, 7.6974, 57.2531)
Luminance	0.0770 (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

#3835CB #C8CB35

analogous

#357DCB #3835CB #8335CB

triadic

#3835CB #CB3835 #35CB38

tetradic

#3835CB #CB357D #C8CB35 #35CB83

square

#3835CB #CB357D #C8CB35 #35CB83

split-complementary

#3835CB #CB8335 #7DCB35

monochromatic

#1D1B6A #2A289B #3835CB #6866D8 #9896E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#3835CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#3835CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3835CB

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3835CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3835CB	1.00	8.27	2.54	8.27
#FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3835cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 53, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.221 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856edc',
    500: '#3835cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3835cb;
$custom-light: #856edc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3835cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.2,
    "s": 59.055,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44646,
    "c": 0.22132,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3835CB

secondary

#CECF8C

accent

#E246DF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3835CB

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

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