#3836CA#3836CA

#3836CA is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.219 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3836CA
RGB	rgb(56, 54, 202)
HSL	hsl(241, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(241, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.3%, 73.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.44, 48.46, -75.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.44, 89.81, 302.66°)
OKLab	oklab(44.68% 0.0138 -0.2187)
OKLCH	oklch(44.68% 0.219 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.6072, 7.7420, 56.6429)
Luminance	0.0774 (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

#3836CA #C8CA36

analogous

#367ECA #3836CA #8236CA

triadic

#3836CA #CA3836 #36CA38

tetradic

#3836CA #CA367E #C8CA36 #36CA82

square

#3836CA #CA367E #C8CA36 #36CA82

split-complementary

#3836CA #CA8236 #7ECA36

monochromatic

#1D1C6A #2A299A #3836CA #6866D7 #9897E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.24

#3836CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#3836CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3836CA

8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3836CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3836CA	1.00	8.24	2.55	8.24
#FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3836ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 54, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.219 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846fdb',
    500: '#3836ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3836ca;
$custom-light: #846fdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3836ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.811,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44683,
    "c": 0.21916,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3836CA

secondary

#CECF8D

accent

#E146DF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3836CA

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

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