#3856CE#3856CE

#3856CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.189 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856CE
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 206)
HSL	hsl(228, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(228, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 58.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.14, 30.34, -65.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.14, 72.01, 294.92°)
OKLab	oklab(50.41% -0.0062 -0.1884)
OKLCH	oklch(50.41% 0.189 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.0954, 11.9509, 59.8390)
Luminance	0.1195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856CE #CEB038

analogous

#38A1CE #3856CE #6538CE

triadic

#3856CE #CE3856 #56CE38

tetradic

#3856CE #CE38A1 #CEB038 #38CE65

square

#3856CE #CE38A1 #CEB038 #38CE65

split-complementary

#3856CE #CE6538 #A1CE38

monochromatic

#1C2C70 #2840A1 #3856CE #6980DA #9AA9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#3856CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#3856CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856CE

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856CE	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007489

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.189 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8385de',
    500: '#3856ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3856ce;
$custom-light: #8385de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5041,
    "c": 0.18854,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856CE

secondary

#D2C590

accent

#C444E4

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0C0B15

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856CE

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

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