#3856cf

Color #3856cf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 7.98 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#3856cf

RGB

rgb(56, 86, 207)

HSL

hsl(228.1, 61.1%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.1, 72.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.9%, 58.5%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(41.22, 30.7, -65.76)

LCH

lch(41.22, 72.57, 295.03)

OKLCH

oklch(50.5%, 0.1899, 268.16)

HWB

hwb(228.1, 22%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfb138

Analogous

#38a1cf

#3856cf

#6638cf

Triadic

#3856cf

#cf3856

#56cf38

Split-complementary

#3856cf

#cf6638

#a1cf38

Tetradic

#3856cf

#b138cf

#cfb138

#56cf38

Square

#3856cf

#cf38a1

#cfb138

#38cf66

Shades

Color #3856cf mixed toward black.

#2b45b1

#22378d

#1a2a6a

#111c47

#090e23

Tints

Color #3856cf mixed toward white.

#5972d7

#7a8edf

#9cabe7

#bdc7ef

#dee3f7

Tones

Color #3856cf mixed toward gray.

#455ec2

#5165b6

#5e6da9

#6a749d

#777c90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.4:1

White text reads better on this background (6.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4747bb · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#4543b5 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#3aa8a4 · ΔE 40.3

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 27.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #3856cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3856cf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#3856cf (#3856cf) is rgb(56, 86, 207) in RGB.

No, #3856cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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