#3B56AE#3B56AE

#3B56AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.144 H 267.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3B56AE
RGBrgb(59, 86, 174)
HSLhsl(226, 49%, 46%)
HSVhsv(226, 66%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(66.1%, 50.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(38.97, 19.15, -50.14)
CIE-LCHlch(38.97, 53.67, 290.90°)
OKLaboklab(48.08% -0.0054 -0.1438)
OKLCHoklch(48.08% 0.144 267.8)
XYZxyz(12.7688, 10.6402, 41.4170)
Luminance0.1064 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3B56AE #AE933B
analogous
#3B8FAE #3B56AE #593BAE
triadic
#3B56AE #AE3B56 #56AE3B
tetradic
#3B56AE #AE3B8F #AE933B #3BAE59
square
#3B56AE #AE3B8F #AE933B #3BAE59
split-complementary
#3B56AE #AE593B #8FAE3B
monochromatic
#1C2953 #2C3F80 #3B56AE #5E77C8 #8C9DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71
#3B56AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13
#3B56AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B56AE
6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3B56AE#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##3B56AE1.006.713.136.71
#FFFFFF6.711.0021.001.00
#0000003.1321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.711.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#2461B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0057AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006B7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3b56ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 86, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.144 267.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d85c7',
    500: '#3b56ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3b56ae;
$custom-light: #7d85c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3b56ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.913,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48083,
    "c": 0.14387,
    "h": 267.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3B56AE
secondary
#C2B382
accent
#B84FD9
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFEFF8
border
#CACAD1
text
#0B0B13
muted
#7C7C82

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#3B56AE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva