#3836CF#3836CF

#3836CF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.225 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3836CF
RGB	rgb(56, 54, 207)
HSL	hsl(241, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(241, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 73.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.95, 50.08, -77.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.95, 92.42, 302.81°)
OKLab	oklab(45.19% 0.0129 -0.2248)
OKLCH	oklch(45.19% 0.225 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.2088, 7.9826, 59.8114)
Luminance	0.0798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.32

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3836CF #CDCF36

analogous

#3680CF #3836CF #8436CF

triadic

#3836CF #CF3836 #36CF38

tetradic

#3836CF #CF3680 #CDCF36 #36CF84

square

#3836CF #CF3680 #CDCF36 #36CF84

split-complementary

#3836CF #CF8436 #80CF36

monochromatic

#1C1B70 #2827A1 #3836CF #6967DB #9A99E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#3836CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#3836CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3836CF

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3836CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3836CF	1.00	8.09	2.60	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3836cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 54, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.225 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866fdf',
    500: '#3836cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3836cf;
$custom-light: #866fdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3836cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.784,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45194,
    "c": 0.22513,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3836CF

secondary

#D1D28F

accent

#E543E2

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3836CF

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

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