#3B56BE#3B56BE

#3B56BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.166 H 268.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B56BE
RGB	rgb(59, 86, 190)
HSL	hsl(228, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(228, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 54.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.08, 24.95, -57.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.08, 62.89, 293.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.28% -0.004 -0.1661)
OKLCH	oklch(49.28% 0.166 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.4225, 11.3017, 50.1266)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B56BE #BEA33B

analogous

#3B98BE #3B56BE #623BBE

triadic

#3B56BE #BE3B56 #56BE3B

tetradic

#3B56BE #BE3B98 #BEA33B #3BBE62

square

#3B56BE #BE3B98 #BEA33B #3BBE62

split-complementary

#3B56BE #BE623B #98BE3B

monochromatic

#1E2C61 #2C418F #3B56BE #677CD0 #95A4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#3B56BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#3B56BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B56BE

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B56BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B56BE	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b56be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 86, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.166 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8185d2',
    500: '#3b56be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b56be;
$custom-light: #8185d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b56be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.634,
    "s": 52.61,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49282,
    "c": 0.16616,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B56BE

secondary

#CABD8B

accent

#BE4CDC

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B56BE

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

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