#3836C3#3836C3

#3836C3 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.211 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3836C3
RGB	rgb(56, 54, 195)
HSL	hsl(241, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(241, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 72.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.74, 46.18, -72.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.74, 86.10, 302.43°)
OKLab	oklab(43.98% 0.015 -0.2102)
OKLCH	oklch(43.98% 0.211 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.7971, 7.4180, 52.3766)
Luminance	0.0742 (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

#3836C3 #C1C336

analogous

#367BC3 #3836C3 #7F36C3

triadic

#3836C3 #C33836 #36C338

tetradic

#3836C3 #C3367B #C1C336 #36C37F

square

#3836C3 #C3367B #C1C336 #36C37F

split-complementary

#3836C3 #C37F36 #7BC336

monochromatic

#1C1B63 #2A2993 #3836C3 #6463D4 #9492E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#3836C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#3836C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3836C3

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3836C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3836C3	1.00	8.45	2.48	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3836c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 54, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.211 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836fd6',
    500: '#3836c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3836c3;
$custom-light: #836fd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3836c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.851,
    "s": 56.627,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43976,
    "c": 0.2107,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3836C3

secondary

#CBCC89

accent

#E048DE

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3836C3

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

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