#3836B8#3836B8
#3836B8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.197 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3836B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 54, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(241, 71%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 70.7%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.67, 42.55, -67.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.67, 80.18, 302.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.89% 0.0167 -0.1964) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.89% 0.197 274.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5989, 6.9387, 46.0661) |
| Luminance | 0.0694 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.40
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.08
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.26
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.40
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.79
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3836B8 #B6B836
analogous
#3675B8 #3836B8 #7936B8
triadic
#3836B8 #B83836 #36B838
tetradic
#3836B8 #B83675 #B6B836 #36B879
square
#3836B8 #B83675 #B6B836 #36B879
split-complementary
#3836B8 #B87936 #75B836
monochromatic
#1B1A59 #2A2889 #3836B8 #5E5CCF #8D8BDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.79
#3836B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#3836B8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3836B8
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3836B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3836B8 | 1.00 | 8.79 | 2.39 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0050BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005A73
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3836b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 54, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.197 274.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816ece',
500: '#3836b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3836b8; $custom-light: #816ece; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3836b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 54,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240.923,
"s": 54.622,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42885,
"c": 0.19712,
"h": 274.9
},
"luminance": 0.0694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3836B8
secondary
#C6C782
accent
#DE4ADC
background
#F8F6FC
surface
#F0ECF9
border
#CBC7D2
text
#0C0714
muted
#7D7A82