#3856C2#3856C2

#3856C2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.172 H 267.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856C2
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 194)
HSL	hsl(227, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(227, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 55.7%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 25.98, -59.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 65.23, 293.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% -0.0066 -0.1724)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.172 267.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6929, 11.3899, 52.4526)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856C2 #C2A438

analogous

#389BC2 #3856C2 #5F38C2

triadic

#3856C2 #C23856 #56C238

tetradic

#3856C2 #C2389B #C2A438 #38C25F

square

#3856C2 #C2389B #C2A438 #38C25F

split-complementary

#3856C2 #C25F38 #9BC238

monochromatic

#1D2C63 #2A4193 #3856C2 #657DD2 #94A5E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#3856C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#3856C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856C2

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856C2	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.172 267.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8085d5',
    500: '#3856c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3856c2;
$custom-light: #8085d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.957,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49444,
    "c": 0.17249,
    "h": 267.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856C2

secondary

#CBBD8A

accent

#BE49DF

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856C2

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

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