#3836BF#3836BF

#3836BF is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.206 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3836BF
RGB	rgb(56, 54, 191)
HSL	hsl(241, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(241, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.35, 44.87, -70.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.35, 83.96, 302.30°)
OKLab	oklab(43.58% 0.0156 -0.2052)
OKLCH	oklch(43.58% 0.206 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.3509, 7.2395, 50.0266)
Luminance	0.0724 (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

#3836BF #BDBF36

analogous

#3678BF #3836BF #7C36BF

triadic

#3836BF #BF3836 #36BF38

tetradic

#3836BF #BF3678 #BDBF36 #36BF7C

square

#3836BF #BF3678 #BDBF36 #36BF7C

split-complementary

#3836BF #BF7C36 #78BF36

monochromatic

#1C1B60 #2A298F #3836BF #6260D2 #9190E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#3836BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#3836BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3836BF

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3836BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3836BF	1.00	8.58	2.45	8.58
#FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3836bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 54, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.206 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826ed4',
    500: '#3836bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3836bf;
$custom-light: #826ed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3836bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.876,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43576,
    "c": 0.2058,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3836BF

secondary

#C9CA87

accent

#DF49DD

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3836BF

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

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