#3956AE#3956AE

#3956AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.145 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3956AE
RGB	rgb(57, 86, 174)
HSL	hsl(225, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(225, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 50.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.86, 18.82, -50.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.86, 53.71, 290.50°)
OKLab	oklab(47.98% -0.0073 -0.1443)
OKLCH	oklch(47.98% 0.145 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.6525, 10.5802, 41.4116)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3956AE #AE9139

analogous

#3990AE #3956AE #5639AE

triadic

#3956AE #AE3956 #56AE39

tetradic

#3956AE #AE3990 #AE9139 #39AE56

square

#3956AE #AE3990 #AE9139 #39AE56

split-complementary

#3956AE #AE5639 #90AE39

monochromatic

#1B2852 #2A3F80 #3956AE #5B76C9 #899DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#3956AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#3956AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3956AE

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3956AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3956AE	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2461B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3956ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 86, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.145 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d85c7',
    500: '#3956ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3956ae;
$custom-light: #7d85c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3956ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.128,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47977,
    "c": 0.14451,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3956AE

secondary

#C3B280

accent

#B74EDA

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF8

border

#CACAD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3956AE

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

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