#3040CE#3040CE

#3040CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.216 H 269.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3040CE
RGB	rgb(48, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(234, 62%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(234, 77%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.50, 43.27, -74.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.50, 86.20, 300.13°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% -0.0002 -0.2159)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.216 269.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1891, 8.7498, 59.3216)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3040CE #CEBE30

analogous

#308FCE #3040CE #6F30CE

triadic

#3040CE #CE3040 #40CE30

tetradic

#3040CE #CE308F #CEBE30 #30CE6F

square

#3040CE #CE308F #CEBE30 #30CE6F

split-complementary

#3040CE #CE6F30 #8FCE30

monochromatic

#19216B #24319C #3040CE #616DDA #939BE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#3040CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#3040CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3040CE

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3040CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3040CE	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006782

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3040ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(48, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.216 269.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8275de',
    500: '#3040ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3040ce;
$custom-light: #8275de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3040ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 48,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.924,
    "s": 62.205,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4616,
    "c": 0.21586,
    "h": 269.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3040CE

secondary

#D1C989

accent

#D543E5

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3040CE

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

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