#3856AB#3856AB

#3856AB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.141 H 266.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856AB
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 171)
HSL	hsl(224, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(224, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 49.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.61, 17.55, -48.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.61, 52.00, 289.73°)
OKLab	oklab(47.71% -0.0086 -0.1403)
OKLCH	oklch(47.71% 0.141 266.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.3068, 10.4354, 39.8859)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856AB #AB8D38

analogous

#3890AB #3856AB #5438AB

triadic

#3856AB #AB3856 #56AB38

tetradic

#3856AB #AB3890 #AB8D38 #38AB54

square

#3856AB #AB3890 #AB8D38 #38AB54

split-complementary

#3856AB #AB5438 #90AB38

monochromatic

#1A284F #293F7D #3856AB #5875C8 #869BD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#3856AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#3856AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856AB

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856AB	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2760AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0656A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.141 266.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b85c5',
    500: '#3856ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3856ab;
$custom-light: #7b85c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.348,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47708,
    "c": 0.14057,
    "h": 266.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856AB

secondary

#C1B07D

accent

#B54EDA

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF8

border

#CACAD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856AB

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

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