#3836BE#3836BE

#3836BE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.205 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3836BE
RGB	rgb(56, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(241, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(241, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.25, 44.54, -70.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.25, 83.43, 302.26°)
OKLab	oklab(43.48% 0.0158 -0.204)
OKLCH	oklch(43.48% 0.205 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.2412, 7.1956, 49.4490)
Luminance	0.0720 (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

#3836BE #BCBE36

analogous

#3678BE #3836BE #7C36BE

triadic

#3836BE #BE3836 #36BE38

tetradic

#3836BE #BE3678 #BCBE36 #36BE7C

square

#3836BE #BE3678 #BCBE36 #36BE7C

split-complementary

#3836BE #BE7C36 #78BE36

monochromatic

#1C1B5F #2A288E #3836BE #6160D2 #908FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#3836BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#3836BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3836BE

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3836BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3836BE	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3836be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.205 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826ed3',
    500: '#3836be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3836be;
$custom-light: #826ed3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3836be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.882,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43477,
    "c": 0.20457,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3836BE

secondary

#C9CA86

accent

#DF49DD

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3836BE

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

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