#3836CC#3836CC

#3836CC is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.222 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3836CC
RGB	rgb(56, 54, 204)
HSL	hsl(241, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(241, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 73.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.64, 49.11, -76.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.64, 90.86, 302.72°)
OKLab	oklab(44.89% 0.0134 -0.2211)
OKLCH	oklch(44.89% 0.222 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.8455, 7.8373, 57.8981)
Luminance	0.0784 (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

#3836CC #CACC36

analogous

#367FCC #3836CC #8336CC

triadic

#3836CC #CC3836 #36CC38

tetradic

#3836CC #CC367F #CACC36 #36CC83

square

#3836CC #CC367F #CACC36 #36CC83

split-complementary

#3836CC #CC8336 #7FCC36

monochromatic

#1D1B6C #29289D #3836CC #6867D8 #9998E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.18

#3836CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#3836CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3836CC

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3836CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3836CC	1.00	8.18	2.57	8.18
#FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3836cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 54, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.222 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856fdd',
    500: '#3836cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3836cc;
$custom-light: #856fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3836cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.8,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44887,
    "c": 0.22156,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3836CC

secondary

#CFD08E

accent

#E345E1

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3836CC

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

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