#3836BD#3836BD

#3836BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.203 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3836BD
RGB	rgb(56, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(241, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(241, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.15, 44.21, -70.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.15, 82.89, 302.23°)
OKLab	oklab(43.38% 0.016 -0.2027)
OKLCH	oklch(43.38% 0.203 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.1323, 7.1520, 48.8754)
Luminance	0.0715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Sapphire (survey)

#2138AB

ΔE00 3.86

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3836BD #BBBD36

analogous

#3677BD #3836BD #7C36BD

triadic

#3836BD #BD3836 #36BD38

tetradic

#3836BD #BD3677 #BBBD36 #36BD7C

square

#3836BD #BD3677 #BBBD36 #36BD7C

split-complementary

#3836BD #BD7C36 #77BD36

monochromatic

#1C1B5E #2A288D #3836BD #615FD1 #908FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#3836BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#3836BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3836BD

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3836BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3836BD	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3836bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.203 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826ed2',
    500: '#3836bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3836bd;
$custom-light: #826ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3836bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.889,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43378,
    "c": 0.20334,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3836BD

secondary

#C8C985

accent

#DF49DD

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3836BD

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

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