#3836C2#3836C2

#3836C2 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.209 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3836C2
RGB	rgb(56, 54, 194)
HSL	hsl(241, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(241, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.64, 45.85, -72.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.64, 85.57, 302.40°)
OKLab	oklab(43.88% 0.0151 -0.2089)
OKLCH	oklch(43.88% 0.209 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.6844, 7.3729, 51.7831)
Luminance	0.0737 (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

#3836C2 #C0C236

analogous

#367AC2 #3836C2 #7E36C2

triadic

#3836C2 #C23836 #36C238

tetradic

#3836C2 #C2367A #C0C236 #36C27E

square

#3836C2 #C2367A #C0C236 #36C27E

split-complementary

#3836C2 #C27E36 #7AC236

monochromatic

#1C1B62 #2A2992 #3836C2 #6462D3 #9392E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.49

#3836C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#3836C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3836C2

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3836C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3836C2	1.00	8.49	2.47	8.49
#FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3836c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 54, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.209 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836fd6',
    500: '#3836c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3836c2;
$custom-light: #836fd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3836c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.857,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43876,
    "c": 0.20948,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3836C2

secondary

#CBCC88

accent

#E048DE

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3836C2

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →