#3856AA#3856AA

#3856AA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.139 H 266.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3856AA
RGBrgb(56, 86, 170)
HSLhsl(224, 50%, 44%)
HSVhsv(224, 67%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(67.1%, 49.4%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LABlab(38.55, 17.19, -48.46)
CIE-LCHlch(38.55, 51.41, 289.53°)
OKLaboklab(47.64% -0.0087 -0.1389)
OKLCHoklch(47.64% 0.139 266.4)
XYZxyz(12.2119, 10.3974, 39.3858)
Luminance0.1040 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3856AA #AA8C38
analogous
#388FAA #3856AA #5338AA
triadic
#3856AA #AA3856 #56AA38
tetradic
#3856AA #AA388F #AA8C38 #38AA53
square
#3856AA #AA388F #AA8C38 #38AA53
split-complementary
#3856AA #AA5338 #8FAA38
monochromatic
#1A274E #293F7C #3856AA #5775C8 #859BD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82
#3856AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08
#3856AA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856AA
6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3856AA#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##3856AA1.006.823.086.82
#FFFFFF6.821.0021.001.00
#0000003.0821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.821.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#2860AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0A56A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006A78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3856aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.139 266.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b85c4',
    500: '#3856aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3856aa;
$custom-light: #7b85c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3856aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.211,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47636,
    "c": 0.13915,
    "h": 266.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3856AA
secondary
#C1AF7D
accent
#B54EDA
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFEFF8
border
#CACAD1
text
#0A0B13
muted
#7C7C82

Preview Lab

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#3856AA Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva