#3856DB#3856DB

#3856DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.205 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3856DB
RGB	rgb(56, 86, 219)
HSL	hsl(229, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(229, 74%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 60.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 35.02, -71.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 79.24, 296.23°)
OKLab	oklab(51.5% -0.0061 -0.2054)
OKLCH	oklch(51.5% 0.205 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.7404, 12.6089, 68.5029)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3856DB #DBBD38

analogous

#38A8DB #3856DB #6C38DB

triadic

#3856DB #DB3856 #56DB38

tetradic

#3856DB #DB38A8 #DBBD38 #38DB6C

square

#3856DB #DB38A8 #DBBD38 #38DB6C

split-complementary

#3856DB #DB6C38 #A8DB38

monochromatic

#172B81 #213CB5 #3856DB #6C82E4 #A0AEEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#3856DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#3856DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3856DB

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3856DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3856DB	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007890

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3856db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 86, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.205 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8685e7',
    500: '#3856db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3856db;
$custom-light: #8685e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3856db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.957,
    "s": 69.362,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51497,
    "c": 0.20549,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3856DB

secondary

#DACD95

accent

#CC3CEC

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F1EFFD

border

#CBCAD5

text

#0D0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #3856DB

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

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