#3836C4#3836C4

#3836C4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.212 H 274.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3836C4
RGB	rgb(56, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(241, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(241, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.84, 46.51, -73.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.84, 86.64, 302.47°)
OKLab	oklab(44.08% 0.0148 -0.2114)
OKLCH	oklch(44.08% 0.212 274)
XYZ	xyz(12.9105, 7.4633, 52.9740)
Luminance	0.0746 (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

#3836C4 #C2C436

analogous

#367BC4 #3836C4 #7F36C4

triadic

#3836C4 #C43836 #36C438

tetradic

#3836C4 #C4367B #C2C436 #36C47F

square

#3836C4 #C4367B #C2C436 #36C47F

split-complementary

#3836C4 #C47F36 #7BC436

monochromatic

#1D1C64 #2A2994 #3836C4 #6563D4 #9493E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#3836C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#3836C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3836C4

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3836C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3836C4	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3836c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.212 274.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836fd7',
    500: '#3836c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3836c4;
$custom-light: #836fd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3836c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.845,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44076,
    "c": 0.21192,
    "h": 274
  },
  "luminance": 0.07465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3836C4

secondary

#CBCC89

accent

#E048DE

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3836C4

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

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