#3836CD#3836CD

#3836CD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.223 H 273.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3836CD
RGB	rgb(56, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(241, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(241, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.74, 49.43, -76.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.74, 91.38, 302.75°)
OKLab	oklab(44.99% 0.0132 -0.2223)
OKLCH	oklch(44.99% 0.223 273.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.9658, 7.8855, 58.5318)
Luminance	0.0789 (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

#3836CD #CBCD36

analogous

#367FCD #3836CD #8336CD

triadic

#3836CD #CD3836 #36CD38

tetradic

#3836CD #CD367F #CBCD36 #36CD83

square

#3836CD #CD367F #CBCD36 #36CD83

split-complementary

#3836CD #CD8336 #7FCD36

monochromatic

#1C1B6D #29279E #3836CD #6967D9 #9998E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#3836CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#3836CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3836CD

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3836CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3836CD	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3836cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.223 273.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856fde',
    500: '#3836cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3836cd;
$custom-light: #856fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3836cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.795,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44989,
    "c": 0.22274,
    "h": 273.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3836CD

secondary

#D0D18E

accent

#E344E1

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3836CD

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

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