#3849CD#3849CD

#3849CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.203 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3849CD
RGB	rgb(56, 73, 205)
HSL	hsl(233, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(233, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 64.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.86, 38.20, -70.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.86, 79.81, 298.60°)
OKLab	oklab(47.96% 0.0027 -0.2026)
OKLCH	oklch(47.96% 0.203 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0291, 10.0121, 58.8862)
Luminance	0.1001 (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

#3849CD #CDBC38

analogous

#3893CD #3849CD #7138CD

triadic

#3849CD #CD3849 #49CD38

tetradic

#3849CD #CD3893 #CDBC38 #38CD71

square

#3849CD #CD3893 #CDBC38 #38CD71

split-complementary

#3849CD #CD7138 #93CD38

monochromatic

#1C256F #2836A0 #3849CD #6976D9 #9AA2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#3849CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#3849CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3849CD

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3849CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3849CD	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3849cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 73, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.203 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847cdd',
    500: '#3849cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3849cd;
$custom-light: #847cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3849cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.154,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47963,
    "c": 0.20258,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3849CD

secondary

#D1CA8F

accent

#D145E3

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0C0915

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3849CD

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

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