#3856AE#3856AE

#3856AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.145 H 266.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856AE
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 174)
HSL	hsl(225, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(225, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 50.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, 18.65, -50.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 53.74, 290.31°)
OKLab	oklab(47.93% -0.0082 -0.1446)
OKLCH	oklch(47.93% 0.145 266.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.5960, 10.5511, 41.4089)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856AE #AE9038

analogous

#3891AE #3856AE #5538AE

triadic

#3856AE #AE3856 #56AE38

tetradic

#3856AE #AE3891 #AE9038 #38AE55

square

#3856AE #AE3891 #AE9038 #38AE55

split-complementary

#3856AE #AE5538 #91AE38

monochromatic

#1A2851 #293F80 #3856AE #5976CA #889CD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#3856AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#3856AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856AE

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856AE	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2461B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.145 266.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c85c7',
    500: '#3856ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3856ae;
$custom-light: #7c85c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.746,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47925,
    "c": 0.14482,
    "h": 266.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856AE

secondary

#C3B27F

accent

#B74DDB

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF8

border

#CACAD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856AE

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

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