#3856AF#3856AF

#3856AF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.146 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856AF
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 175)
HSL	hsl(225, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(225, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(68%, 50.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.88, 19.02, -50.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.88, 54.32, 290.50°)
OKLab	oklab(48% -0.0081 -0.146)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.146 266.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.6939, 10.5902, 41.9243)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856AF #AF9138

analogous

#3891AF #3856AF #5538AF

triadic

#3856AF #AF3856 #56AF38

tetradic

#3856AF #AF3891 #AF9138 #38AF55

square

#3856AF #AF3891 #AF9138 #38AF55

split-complementary

#3856AF #AF5538 #91AF38

monochromatic

#1A2852 #293F81 #3856AF #5A76CA #889DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#3856AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#3856AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856AF

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856AF	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2261B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.146 266.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.874,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47998,
    "c": 0.14623,
    "h": 266.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856AF

secondary

#C3B280

accent

#B74DDB

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF8

border

#CACAD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856AF

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

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