#3956C2#3956C2

#3956C2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.172 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3956C2
RGB	rgb(57, 86, 194)
HSL	hsl(227, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(227, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.6%, 55.7%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, 26.11, -59.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 65.21, 293.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% -0.0057 -0.1721)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.172 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.7494, 11.4190, 52.4553)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3956C2 #C2A539

analogous

#399BC2 #3956C2 #6039C2

triadic

#3956C2 #C23956 #56C239

tetradic

#3956C2 #C2399B #C2A539 #39C260

square

#3956C2 #C2399B #C2A539 #39C260

split-complementary

#3956C2 #C26039 #9BC239

monochromatic

#1D2C63 #2B4193 #3956C2 #667DD2 #95A5E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#3956C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#3956C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3956C2

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3956C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3956C2	1.00	6.39	3.28	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3956c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 86, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.172 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8185d5',
    500: '#3956c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3956c2;
$custom-light: #8185d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3956c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.299,
    "s": 54.582,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49493,
    "c": 0.17219,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3956C2

secondary

#CBBE8B

accent

#BF4ADE

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3956C2

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

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