#3856BA#3856BA
#3856BA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.162 H 267.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3856BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 86, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.9%, 53.8%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.65, 23.05, -56.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.65, 60.66, 292.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.82% -0.0071 -0.1614) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.82% 0.162 267.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8185, 11.0401, 47.8476) |
| Luminance | 0.1104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.29
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 5.65
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 5.71
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.79
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.89
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3856BA #BA9C38
analogous
#3897BA #3856BA #5B38BA
triadic
#3856BA #BA3856 #56BA38
tetradic
#3856BA #BA3897 #BA9C38 #38BA5B
square
#3856BA #BA3897 #BA9C38 #38BA5B
split-complementary
#3856BA #BA5B38 #97BA38
monochromatic
#1C2B5C #2A408B #3856BA #607ACF #8FA1DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.55
#3856BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.21
#3856BA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3856BA
6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3856BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3856BA | 1.00 | 6.55 | 3.21 | 6.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0B64BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0058B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006E7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3856ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.162 267.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f85cf',
500: '#3856ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3856ba; $custom-light: #7f85cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3856ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 86,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.154,
"s": 53.719,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48822,
"c": 0.16155,
"h": 267.5
},
"luminance": 0.11042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3856BA
secondary
#C8B986
accent
#BB4BDD
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFEFF9
border
#CACAD2
text
#0B0B14
muted
#7C7C82