#3856BC#3856BC

#3856BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.164 H 267.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856BC
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 188)
HSL	hsl(226, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(226, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 54.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.79, 23.78, -57.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.79, 61.81, 292.63°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% -0.007 -0.1641)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.164 267.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.0326, 11.1258, 48.9752)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856BC #BC9E38

analogous

#3898BC #3856BC #5C38BC

triadic

#3856BC #BC3856 #56BC38

tetradic

#3856BC #BC3898 #BC9E38 #38BC5C

square

#3856BC #BC3898 #BC9E38 #38BC5C

split-complementary

#3856BC #BC5C38 #98BC38

monochromatic

#1C2B5E #2A408D #3856BC #617AD0 #90A2DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#3856BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#3856BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856BC

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856BC	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0364C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.164 267.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f85d1',
    500: '#3856bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3856bc;
$custom-light: #7f85d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.364,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48976,
    "c": 0.1643,
    "h": 267.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856BC

secondary

#C9BA87

accent

#BC4ADD

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF9

border

#CACAD2

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856BC

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

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