#3836CB#3836CB

#3836CB is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.220 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3836CB
RGB	rgb(56, 54, 203)
HSL	hsl(241, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(241, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.54, 48.79, -76.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.54, 90.33, 302.69°)
OKLab	oklab(44.79% 0.0136 -0.2199)
OKLCH	oklch(44.79% 0.22 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7259, 7.7895, 57.2685)
Luminance	0.0779 (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

#3836CB #C9CB36

analogous

#367FCB #3836CB #8236CB

triadic

#3836CB #CB3836 #36CB38

tetradic

#3836CB #CB367F #C9CB36 #36CB82

square

#3836CB #CB367F #C9CB36 #36CB82

split-complementary

#3836CB #CB8236 #7FCB36

monochromatic

#1D1C6B #2A289C #3836CB #6867D8 #9897E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.21

#3836CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#3836CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3836CB

8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3836CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3836CB	1.00	8.21	2.56	8.21
#FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3836cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 54, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.220 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856fdc',
    500: '#3836cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3836cb;
$custom-light: #856fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3836cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.805,
    "s": 58.893,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44785,
    "c": 0.22036,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3836CB

secondary

#CFD08D

accent

#E246E0

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3836CB

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

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