#3856CA#3856CA

#3856CA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.183 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856CA
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 202)
HSL	hsl(228, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(228, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.3%, 57.4%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.83, 28.89, -63.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.83, 69.76, 294.46°)
OKLab	oklab(50.08% -0.0063 -0.1831)
OKLCH	oklch(50.08% 0.183 268)
XYZ	xyz(15.6157, 11.7590, 57.3124)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856CA #CAAC38

analogous

#389FCA #3856CA #6338CA

triadic

#3856CA #CA3856 #56CA38

tetradic

#3856CA #CA389F #CAAC38 #38CA63

square

#3856CA #CA389F #CAAC38 #38CA63

split-complementary

#3856CA #CA6338 #9FCA38

monochromatic

#1D2D6B #29419B #3856CA #687FD7 #99A8E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#3856CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#3856CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856CA

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856CA	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007387

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.183 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8285db',
    500: '#3856ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3856ca;
$custom-light: #8285db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.671,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50084,
    "c": 0.18324,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.11761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856CA

secondary

#CFC28E

accent

#C147E1

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0C0B15

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856CA

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

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