#3853CB#3853CB

#3853CB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.188 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3853CB
RGB	rgb(56, 83, 203)
HSL	hsl(229, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(229, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 59.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 31.17, -65.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 72.27, 295.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.6% -0.004 -0.1882)
OKLCH	oklch(49.6% 0.188 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.4999, 11.3374, 57.8598)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3853CB #CBB038

analogous

#389CCB #3853CB #6638CB

triadic

#3853CB #CB3853 #53CB38

tetradic

#3853CB #CB389C #CBB038 #38CB66

square

#3853CB #CB389C #CBB038 #38CB66

split-complementary

#3853CB #CB6638 #9CCB38

monochromatic

#1C2B6C #293E9D #3853CB #697DD8 #99A7E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#3853CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#3853CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3853CB

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3853CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3853CB	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007187

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3853cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 83, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.188 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8283dc',
    500: '#3853cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3853cb;
$custom-light: #8283dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3853cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.98,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49595,
    "c": 0.18819,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3853CB

secondary

#D0C48F

accent

#C546E2

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0C0A15

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3853CB

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

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