#3836BC#3836BC

#3836BC is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.202 H 274.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3836BC
RGB	rgb(56, 54, 188)
HSL	hsl(241, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(241, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 71.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.05, 43.87, -69.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.05, 82.35, 302.19°)
OKLab	oklab(43.28% 0.0161 -0.2015)
OKLCH	oklch(43.28% 0.202 274.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.0241, 7.1088, 48.3057)
Luminance	0.0711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Sapphire (survey)

#2138AB

ΔE00 3.76

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3836BC #BABC36

analogous

#3677BC #3836BC #7B36BC

triadic

#3836BC #BC3836 #36BC38

tetradic

#3836BC #BC3677 #BABC36 #36BC7B

square

#3836BC #BC3677 #BABC36 #36BC7B

split-complementary

#3836BC #BC7B36 #77BC36

monochromatic

#1C1B5D #2A288C #3836BC #605ED1 #8F8EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.67

#3836BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#3836BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3836BC

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3836BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3836BC	1.00	8.67	2.42	8.67
#FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3836bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 54, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.202 274.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816ed1',
    500: '#3836bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3836bc;
$custom-light: #816ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3836bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.896,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43279,
    "c": 0.2021,
    "h": 274.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3836BC

secondary

#C8C985

accent

#DF49DC

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3836BC

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

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