#3856C5#3856C5

#3856C5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.177 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856C5
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 197)
HSL	hsl(227, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(227, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.6%, 56.3%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, 27.07, -61.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 66.94, 293.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.68% -0.0064 -0.1764)
OKLCH	oklch(49.68% 0.177 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0332, 11.5260, 54.2450)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856C5 #C5A738

analogous

#389DC5 #3856C5 #6138C5

triadic

#3856C5 #C53856 #56C538

tetradic

#3856C5 #C5389D #C5A738 #38C561

square

#3856C5 #C5389D #C5A738 #38C561

split-complementary

#3856C5 #C56138 #9DC538

monochromatic

#1D2C66 #2A4195 #3856C5 #677ED4 #96A6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#3856C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#3856C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856C5

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856C5	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007185

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.177 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8185d7',
    500: '#3856c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3856c5;
$custom-light: #8185d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.234,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49682,
    "c": 0.17654,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856C5

secondary

#CDBF8C

accent

#BF49DF

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856C5

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

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