#3853CD#3853CD

#3853CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.191 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3853CD
RGB	rgb(56, 83, 205)
HSL	hsl(229, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(229, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 59.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.30, 31.90, -66.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.30, 73.39, 295.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% -0.004 -0.1908)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.191 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.7398, 11.4334, 59.1231)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3853CD #CDB238

analogous

#389DCD #3853CD #6738CD

triadic

#3853CD #CD3853 #53CD38

tetradic

#3853CD #CD389D #CDB238 #38CD67

square

#3853CD #CD389D #CDB238 #38CD67

split-complementary

#3853CD #CD6738 #9DCD38

monochromatic

#1C2B6F #283EA0 #3853CD #697DD9 #9AA8E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#3853CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#3853CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3853CD

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3853CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3853CD	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007288

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3853cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 83, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.191 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8383dd',
    500: '#3853cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3853cd;
$custom-light: #8383dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3853cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.128,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49762,
    "c": 0.19083,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3853CD

secondary

#D1C58F

accent

#C645E3

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0C0A15

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3853CD

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

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