#3853BB#3853BB

#3853BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.167 H 268.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3853BB
RGB	rgb(56, 83, 187)
HSL	hsl(228, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(228, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.1%, 55.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.92, 25.37, -57.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.92, 63.19, 293.67°)
OKLab	oklab(48.3% -0.0045 -0.1666)
OKLCH	oklch(48.3% 0.167 268.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6907, 10.6138, 48.3312)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3853BB #BBA038

analogous

#3894BB #3853BB #5F38BB

triadic

#3853BB #BB3853 #53BB38

tetradic

#3853BB #BB3894 #BBA038 #38BB5F

square

#3853BB #BB3894 #BBA038 #38BB5F

split-complementary

#3853BB #BB5F38 #94BB38

monochromatic

#1C295D #2A3E8C #3853BB #6177D0 #90A0DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#3853BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#3853BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3853BB

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3853BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3853BB	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3853bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 83, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.167 268.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f83d0',
    500: '#3853bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3853bb;
$custom-light: #7f83d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3853bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.634,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48299,
    "c": 0.16668,
    "h": 268.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3853BB

secondary

#C8BB86

accent

#BF4BDD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEEF9

border

#CAC9D2

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3853BB

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

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