#3856BE#3856BE

#3856BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.167 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856BE
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 190)
HSL	hsl(227, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(227, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 54.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.94, 24.51, -57.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.94, 62.95, 292.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.13% -0.0068 -0.1669)
OKLCH	oklch(49.13% 0.167 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.2497, 11.2126, 50.1185)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856BE #BEA038

analogous

#3899BE #3856BE #5D38BE

triadic

#3856BE #BE3856 #56BE38

tetradic

#3856BE #BE3899 #BEA038 #38BE5D

square

#3856BE #BE3899 #BEA038 #38BE5D

split-complementary

#3856BE #BE5D38 #99BE38

monochromatic

#1C2B5F #2A418F #3856BE #627BD1 #92A3DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#3856BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#3856BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856BE

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856BE	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.167 267.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.567,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49131,
    "c": 0.16704,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856BE

secondary

#CABB88

accent

#BD4ADE

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856BE

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

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