#3855C5#3855C5

#3855C5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.178 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3855C5
RGB	rgb(56, 85, 197)
HSL	hsl(228, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(228, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.6%, 56.9%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, 27.72, -61.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 67.58, 294.21°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% -0.0057 -0.1777)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.178 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.9539, 11.3674, 54.2185)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3855C5 #C5A838

analogous

#389BC5 #3855C5 #6238C5

triadic

#3855C5 #C53855 #55C538

tetradic

#3855C5 #C5389B #C5A838 #38C562

square

#3855C5 #C5389B #C5A838 #38C562

split-complementary

#3855C5 #C56238 #9BC538

monochromatic

#1D2C66 #2A4095 #3855C5 #677DD4 #96A6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#3855C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#3855C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3855C5

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3855C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3855C5	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007185

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3855c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 85, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.178 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8184d7',
    500: '#3855c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3855c5;
$custom-light: #8184d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3855c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.66,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49487,
    "c": 0.17776,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3855C5

secondary

#CDBF8C

accent

#C049DF

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3855C5

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

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