#3850BD#3850BD

#3850BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.173 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3850BD
RGB	rgb(56, 80, 189)
HSL	hsl(229, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(229, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 57.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.29, 28.04, -60.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.29, 66.29, 295.02°)
OKLab	oklab(47.87% -0.002 -0.1731)
OKLCH	oklch(47.87% 0.173 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.6817, 10.2508, 49.3918)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3850BD #BDA538

analogous

#3892BD #3850BD #6238BD

triadic

#3850BD #BD3850 #50BD38

tetradic

#3850BD #BD3892 #BDA538 #38BD62

square

#3850BD #BD3892 #BDA538 #38BD62

split-complementary

#3850BD #BD6238 #92BD38

monochromatic

#1C285F #2A3C8E #3850BD #6276D0 #919FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#3850BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#3850BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3850BD

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3850BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3850BD	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3850bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 80, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.173 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8080d2',
    500: '#3850bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3850bd;
$custom-light: #8080d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3850bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.173,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47872,
    "c": 0.17314,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3850BD

secondary

#C9BD87

accent

#C34ADE

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3850BD

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

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