#3835CC#3835CC

#3835CC is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.223 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3835CC
RGB	rgb(56, 53, 204)
HSL	hsl(241, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(241, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 74%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.45, 49.66, -76.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.45, 91.43, 302.90°)
OKLab	oklab(44.75% 0.0139 -0.2221)
OKLCH	oklch(44.75% 0.223 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7994, 7.7452, 57.8828)
Luminance	0.0775 (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

#3835CC #C9CC35

analogous

#357DCC #3835CC #8335CC

triadic

#3835CC #CC3835 #35CC38

tetradic

#3835CC #CC357D #C9CC35 #35CC83

square

#3835CC #CC357D #C9CC35 #35CC83

split-complementary

#3835CC #CC8335 #7DCC35

monochromatic

#1D1B6B #2A279C #3835CC #6866D8 #9897E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.24

#3835CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#3835CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3835CC

8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3835CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3835CC	1.00	8.24	2.55	8.24
#FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3835cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 53, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.223 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856edd',
    500: '#3835cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3835cc;
$custom-light: #856edd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3835cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.192,
    "s": 59.684,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44748,
    "c": 0.22251,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3835CC

secondary

#CFD08D

accent

#E345E0

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3835CC

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

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