#3856CD#3856CD

#3856CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.187 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856CD
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 205)
HSL	hsl(228, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(228, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 58%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.06, 29.98, -64.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.06, 71.45, 294.81°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% -0.0062 -0.1871)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.187 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.9743, 11.9024, 59.2013)
Luminance	0.1190 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856CD #CDAF38

analogous

#38A1CD #3856CD #6438CD

triadic

#3856CD #CD3856 #56CD38

tetradic

#3856CD #CD38A1 #CDAF38 #38CD64

square

#3856CD #CD38A1 #CDAF38 #38CD64

split-complementary

#3856CD #CD6438 #A1CD38

monochromatic

#1C2D6F #2840A0 #3856CD #6980D9 #9AA9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#3856CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#3856CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856CD

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856CD	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007489

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.187 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8385dd',
    500: '#3856cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3856cd;
$custom-light: #8385dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.919,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50328,
    "c": 0.18722,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856CD

secondary

#D1C48F

accent

#C345E3

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0C0B15

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856CD

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

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