#3956BE#3956BE

#3956BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.167 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3956BE
RGB	rgb(57, 86, 190)
HSL	hsl(227, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(227, 70%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70%, 54.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.98, 24.66, -57.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.98, 62.93, 293.07°)
OKLab	oklab(49.18% -0.0059 -0.1666)
OKLCH	oklch(49.18% 0.167 268)
XYZ	xyz(14.3062, 11.2417, 50.1211)
Luminance	0.1124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3956BE #BEA139

analogous

#3998BE #3956BE #5E39BE

triadic

#3956BE #BE3956 #56BE39

tetradic

#3956BE #BE3998 #BEA139 #39BE5E

square

#3956BE #BE3998 #BEA139 #39BE5E

split-complementary

#3956BE #BE5E39 #98BE39

monochromatic

#1D2B60 #2B418F #3956BE #647BD0 #93A3DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#3956BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#3956BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3956BE

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3956BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3956BE	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3956be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 86, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.167 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8085d2',
    500: '#3956be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3956be;
$custom-light: #8085d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3956be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.917,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4918,
    "c": 0.16674,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.11243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3956BE

secondary

#CABC89

accent

#BD4BDD

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3956BE

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

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