#3853BE#3853BE

#3853BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.171 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3853BE
RGB	rgb(56, 83, 190)
HSL	hsl(228, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(228, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 56.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.15, 26.46, -59.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.15, 64.90, 294.06°)
OKLab	oklab(48.54% -0.0044 -0.1707)
OKLCH	oklch(48.54% 0.171 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0152, 10.7436, 50.0403)
Luminance	0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3853BE #BEA338

analogous

#3896BE #3853BE #6038BE

triadic

#3853BE #BE3853 #53BE38

tetradic

#3853BE #BE3896 #BEA338 #38BE60

square

#3853BE #BE3896 #BEA338 #38BE60

split-complementary

#3853BE #BE6038 #96BE38

monochromatic

#1C2A5F #2A3E8F #3853BE #6279D1 #92A1DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#3853BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#3853BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3853BE

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3853BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3853BE	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3853be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 83, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.171 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8083d2',
    500: '#3853be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3853be;
$custom-light: #8083d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3853be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.91,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48536,
    "c": 0.17078,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3853BE

secondary

#CABC88

accent

#C04ADE

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3853BE

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

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