#3836AB#3836AB

#3836AB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.181 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3836AB
RGB	rgb(56, 54, 171)
HSL	hsl(241, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(241, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 68.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.44, 38.17, -62.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.44, 73.00, 301.53°)
OKLab	oklab(41.63% 0.0186 -0.1796)
OKLCH	oklch(41.63% 0.181 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.2983, 6.4185, 39.2164)
Luminance	0.0642 (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

#3836AB #A9AB36

analogous

#366FAB #3836AB #7336AB

triadic

#3836AB #AB3836 #36AB38

tetradic

#3836AB #AB366F #A9AB36 #36AB73

square

#3836AB #AB366F #A9AB36 #36AB73

split-complementary

#3836AB #AB7336 #6FAB36

monochromatic

#1A194E #29277C #3836AB #5755C9 #8583D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.20

#3836AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#3836AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3836AB

9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3836AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3836AB	1.00	9.20	2.28	9.20
#FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00556C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3836ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 54, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.181 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e6ec5',
    500: '#3836ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3836ab;
$custom-light: #7e6ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3836ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.026,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41634,
    "c": 0.1806,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3836AB

secondary

#C0C27B

accent

#DB4CD9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3836AB

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

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