#3B56C3#3B56C3

#3B56C3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.173 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B56C3
RGB	rgb(59, 86, 195)
HSL	hsl(228, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(228, 70%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.7%, 55.9%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, 26.76, -60.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 65.74, 294.01°)
OKLab	oklab(49.67% -0.0038 -0.1729)
OKLCH	oklch(49.67% 0.173 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9784, 11.5240, 53.0542)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B56C3 #C3A83B

analogous

#3B9AC3 #3B56C3 #643BC3

triadic

#3B56C3 #C33B56 #56C33B

tetradic

#3B56C3 #C33B9A #C3A83B #3BC364

square

#3B56C3 #C33B9A #C3A83B #3BC364

split-complementary

#3B56C3 #C3643B #9AC33B

monochromatic

#1F2D65 #2D4194 #3B56C3 #697ED2 #98A7E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#3B56C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#3B56C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B56C3

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B56C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B56C3	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007184

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b56c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 86, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.173 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8285d6',
    500: '#3b56c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b56c3;
$custom-light: #8285d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b56c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.088,
    "s": 53.543,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49672,
    "c": 0.17297,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B56C3

secondary

#CCBF8E

accent

#C04BDD

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B56C3

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

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