#3856CC#3856CC

#3856CC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.186 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856CC
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 204)
HSL	hsl(228, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(228, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 57.8%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.98, 29.62, -64.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.98, 70.89, 294.69°)
OKLab	oklab(50.25% -0.0062 -0.1858)
OKLCH	oklch(50.25% 0.186 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.8540, 11.8543, 58.5676)
Luminance	0.1186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856CC #CCAE38

analogous

#38A0CC #3856CC #6438CC

triadic

#3856CC #CC3856 #56CC38

tetradic

#3856CC #CC38A0 #CCAE38 #38CC64

square

#3856CC #CC38A0 #CCAE38 #38CC64

split-complementary

#3856CC #CC6438 #A0CC38

monochromatic

#1C2D6E #29409E #3856CC #697FD8 #99A9E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#3856CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#3856CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856CC

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856CC	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007388

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.186 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8285dc',
    500: '#3856cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3856cc;
$custom-light: #8285dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.838,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50246,
    "c": 0.18589,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856CC

secondary

#D1C38F

accent

#C345E2

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0C0B15

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856CC

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

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