#3853CC#3853CC

#3853CC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.190 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3853CC
RGB	rgb(56, 83, 204)
HSL	hsl(229, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(229, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 59.3%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.22, 31.54, -65.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.22, 72.83, 295.66°)
OKLab	oklab(49.68% -0.004 -0.1895)
OKLCH	oklch(49.68% 0.19 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6195, 11.3853, 58.4894)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3853CC #CCB138

analogous

#389DCC #3853CC #6738CC

triadic

#3853CC #CC3853 #53CC38

tetradic

#3853CC #CC389D #CCB138 #38CC67

square

#3853CC #CC389D #CCB138 #38CC67

split-complementary

#3853CC #CC6738 #9DCC38

monochromatic

#1C2B6E #293E9E #3853CC #697DD8 #99A7E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#3853CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#3853CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3853CC

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3853CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3853CC	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007187

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3853cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 83, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.190 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8383dc',
    500: '#3853cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3853cc;
$custom-light: #8383dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3853cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.054,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49678,
    "c": 0.18951,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3853CC

secondary

#D1C58F

accent

#C645E2

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0C0A15

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3853CC

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

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