#3853BD#3853BD

#3853BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.169 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3853BD
RGB	rgb(56, 83, 189)
HSL	hsl(228, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(228, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 56.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.07, 26.09, -58.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.07, 64.33, 293.93°)
OKLab	oklab(48.46% -0.0044 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(48.46% 0.169 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9063, 10.7000, 49.4667)
Luminance	0.1070 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3853BD #BDA238

analogous

#3895BD #3853BD #6038BD

triadic

#3853BD #BD3853 #53BD38

tetradic

#3853BD #BD3895 #BDA238 #38BD60

square

#3853BD #BD3895 #BDA238 #38BD60

split-complementary

#3853BD #BD6038 #95BD38

monochromatic

#1C2A5F #2A3E8E #3853BD #6278D0 #91A1DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#3853BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#3853BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3853BD

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3853BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3853BD	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3853bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 83, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.169 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f83d2',
    500: '#3853bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3853bd;
$custom-light: #7f83d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3853bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.82,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48457,
    "c": 0.16942,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3853BD

secondary

#C9BC87

accent

#C04ADE

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3853BD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →