#3856C4#3856C4

#3856C4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.175 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856C4
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 196)
HSL	hsl(227, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(227, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 56.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.38, 26.71, -60.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.38, 66.37, 293.73°)
OKLab	oklab(49.6% -0.0065 -0.1751)
OKLCH	oklch(49.6% 0.175 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9190, 11.4803, 53.6435)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856C4 #C4A638

analogous

#389CC4 #3856C4 #6038C4

triadic

#3856C4 #C43856 #56C438

tetradic

#3856C4 #C4389C #C4A638 #38C460

square

#3856C4 #C4389C #C4A638 #38C460

split-complementary

#3856C4 #C46038 #9CC438

monochromatic

#1D2C65 #2A4194 #3856C4 #667DD3 #96A6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#3856C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#3856C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856C4

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856C4	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007184

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.175 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8185d7',
    500: '#3856c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3856c4;
$custom-light: #8185d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.143,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49602,
    "c": 0.17519,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856C4

secondary

#CCBE8C

accent

#BF49DF

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856C4

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

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