#3B56BA#3B56BA

#3B56BA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.161 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B56BA
RGB	rgb(59, 86, 186)
HSL	hsl(227, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(227, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 53.8%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.80, 23.50, -55.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.80, 60.60, 292.81°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% -0.0043 -0.1606)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.161 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9913, 11.1292, 47.8557)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B56BA #BA9F3B

analogous

#3B95BA #3B56BA #5F3BBA

triadic

#3B56BA #BA3B56 #56BA3B

tetradic

#3B56BA #BA3B95 #BA9F3B #3BBA5F

square

#3B56BA #BA3B95 #BA9F3B #3BBA5F

split-complementary

#3B56BA #BA5F3B #95BA3B

monochromatic

#1E2B5D #2C418C #3B56BA #647BCE #93A2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#3B56BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#3B56BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B56BA

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B56BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B56BA	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D64BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b56ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 86, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.161 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8085cf',
    500: '#3b56ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b56ba;
$custom-light: #8085cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b56ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.244,
    "s": 51.837,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48975,
    "c": 0.16066,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B56BA

secondary

#C8BA89

accent

#BD4DDB

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B56BA

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

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