#3856BF#3856BF

#3856BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.168 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856BF
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 191)
HSL	hsl(227, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(227, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 55%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.01, 24.88, -58.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.01, 63.52, 293.06°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% -0.0068 -0.1683)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.168 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.3594, 11.2565, 50.6961)
Luminance	0.1126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856BF #BFA138

analogous

#3899BF #3856BF #5D38BF

triadic

#3856BF #BF3856 #56BF38

tetradic

#3856BF #BF3899 #BFA138 #38BF5D

square

#3856BF #BF3899 #BFA138 #38BF5D

split-complementary

#3856BF #BF5D38 #99BF38

monochromatic

#1C2B60 #2A4190 #3856BF #637BD1 #92A3DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#3856BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#3856BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856BF

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856BF	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.168 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8085d3',
    500: '#3856bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3856bf;
$custom-light: #8085d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.667,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49209,
    "c": 0.16841,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856BF

secondary

#CABC89

accent

#BD4ADE

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856BF

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

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