#3856AD#3856AD

#3856AD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.143 H 266.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856AD
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 173)
HSL	hsl(225, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(225, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 50.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.75, 18.29, -49.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.75, 53.16, 290.12°)
OKLab	oklab(47.85% -0.0084 -0.1432)
OKLCH	oklch(47.85% 0.143 266.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.4989, 10.5123, 40.8974)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856AD #AD8F38

analogous

#3891AD #3856AD #5438AD

triadic

#3856AD #AD3856 #56AD38

tetradic

#3856AD #AD3891 #AD8F38 #38AD54

square

#3856AD #AD3891 #AD8F38 #38AD54

split-complementary

#3856AD #AD5438 #91AD38

monochromatic

#1A2851 #293F7F #3856AD #5976C9 #879CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#3856AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#3856AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856AD

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856AD	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2561B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.143 266.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c85c6',
    500: '#3856ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3856ad;
$custom-light: #7c85c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.615,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47852,
    "c": 0.1434,
    "h": 266.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856AD

secondary

#C2B17F

accent

#B64DDB

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF8

border

#CACAD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856AD

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

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