#3855C6#3855C6

#3855C6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.179 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3855C6
RGB	rgb(56, 85, 198)
HSL	hsl(228, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(228, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.7%, 57.1%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.27, 28.08, -62.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.27, 68.15, 294.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% -0.0056 -0.179)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.179 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0689, 11.4134, 54.8240)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3855C6 #C6A938

analogous

#389CC6 #3855C6 #6238C6

triadic

#3855C6 #C63855 #55C638

tetradic

#3855C6 #C6389C #C6A938 #38C662

square

#3855C6 #C6389C #C6A938 #38C662

split-complementary

#3855C6 #C66238 #9CC638

monochromatic

#1D2C67 #2B4196 #3855C6 #677DD4 #97A6E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#3855C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#3855C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3855C6

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3855C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3855C6	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007185

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3855c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 85, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.179 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8184d8',
    500: '#3855c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3855c6;
$custom-light: #8184d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3855c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.746,
    "s": 55.906,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49567,
    "c": 0.17911,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3855C6

secondary

#CDC08D

accent

#C049DF

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0A15

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3855C6

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

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