#3855CE#3855CE

#3855CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.190 H 268.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3855CE
RGB	rgb(56, 85, 206)
HSL	hsl(228, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(228, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 58.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.88, 30.98, -65.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.88, 72.66, 295.24°)
OKLab	oklab(50.22% -0.0054 -0.1897)
OKLCH	oklch(50.22% 0.19 268.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.0161, 11.7923, 59.8126)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3855CE #CEB138

analogous

#38A0CE #3855CE #6638CE

triadic

#3855CE #CE3855 #55CE38

tetradic

#3855CE #CE38A0 #CEB138 #38CE66

square

#3855CE #CE38A0 #CEB138 #38CE66

split-complementary

#3855CE #CE6638 #A0CE38

monochromatic

#1C2C70 #283FA1 #3855CE #697FDA #9AA9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#3855CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#3855CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3855CE

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3855CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3855CE	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007389

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3855ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 85, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.190 268.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8384de',
    500: '#3855ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3855ce;
$custom-light: #8384de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3855ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.4,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5022,
    "c": 0.18975,
    "h": 268.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3855CE

secondary

#D2C590

accent

#C544E4

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0C0A15

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3855CE

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

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