#3856BD#3856BD

#3856BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.166 H 267.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856BD
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 189)
HSL	hsl(226, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(226, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 54.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.86, 24.15, -57.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.86, 62.38, 292.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.05% -0.0069 -0.1655)
OKLCH	oklch(49.05% 0.166 267.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.1408, 11.1690, 49.5448)
Luminance	0.1117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856BD #BD9F38

analogous

#3898BD #3856BD #5C38BD

triadic

#3856BD #BD3856 #56BD38

tetradic

#3856BD #BD3898 #BD9F38 #38BD5C

square

#3856BD #BD3898 #BD9F38 #38BD5C

split-complementary

#3856BD #BD5C38 #98BD38

monochromatic

#1C2B5F #2A418E #3856BD #627BD0 #91A2DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#3856BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#3856BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856BD

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856BD	1.00	6.49	3.23	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.166 267.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f85d2',
    500: '#3856bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3856bd;
$custom-light: #7f85d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.466,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49053,
    "c": 0.16567,
    "h": 267.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856BD

secondary

#C9BA87

accent

#BC4ADE

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#EFEFFA

border

#CACAD3

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856BD

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

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