#3855CD#3855CD

#3855CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.188 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3855CD
RGB	rgb(56, 85, 205)
HSL	hsl(228, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(228, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 58.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.81, 30.62, -65.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.81, 72.10, 295.13°)
OKLab	oklab(50.14% -0.0055 -0.1883)
OKLCH	oklch(50.14% 0.188 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.8950, 11.7439, 59.1749)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3855CD #CDB038

analogous

#389FCD #3855CD #6538CD

triadic

#3855CD #CD3855 #55CD38

tetradic

#3855CD #CD389F #CDB038 #38CD65

square

#3855CD #CD389F #CDB038 #38CD65

split-complementary

#3855CD #CD6538 #9FCD38

monochromatic

#1C2C6F #283FA0 #3855CD #697FD9 #9AA9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#3855CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#3855CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3855CD

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3855CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3855CD	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007389

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3855cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 85, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.188 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8384dd',
    500: '#3855cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3855cd;
$custom-light: #8384dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3855cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.322,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50138,
    "c": 0.18843,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3855CD

secondary

#D1C58F

accent

#C445E3

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0C0A15

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3855CD

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

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