#3836C0#3836C0

#3836C0 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.207 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3836C0
RGB	rgb(56, 54, 192)
HSL	hsl(241, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(241, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 71.9%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.44, 45.20, -71.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.44, 84.50, 302.33°)
OKLab	oklab(43.68% 0.0155 -0.2064)
OKLCH	oklch(43.68% 0.207 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.4613, 7.2837, 50.6081)
Luminance	0.0728 (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

#3836C0 #BEC036

analogous

#3679C0 #3836C0 #7D36C0

triadic

#3836C0 #C03836 #36C038

tetradic

#3836C0 #C03679 #BEC036 #36C07D

square

#3836C0 #C03679 #BEC036 #36C07D

split-complementary

#3836C0 #C07D36 #79C036

monochromatic

#1C1B60 #2A2990 #3836C0 #6261D2 #9290E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#3836C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#3836C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3836C0

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3836C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3836C0	1.00	8.55	2.46	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3836c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 54, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.207 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826ed4',
    500: '#3836c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3836c0;
$custom-light: #826ed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3836c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.87,
    "s": 56.098,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43676,
    "c": 0.20703,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3836C0

secondary

#CACB87

accent

#DF48DD

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3836C0

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

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