#3042AE#3042AE

#3042AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.172 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3042AE
RGB	rgb(48, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(231, 57%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(231, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.09, 30.61, -59.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.09, 67.09, 297.14°)
OKLab	oklab(43.52% 0.0007 -0.1724)
OKLCH	oklch(43.52% 0.172 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.8045, 7.5797, 40.9298)
Luminance	0.0758 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3042AE #AE9C30

analogous

#3081AE #3042AE #5D30AE

triadic

#3042AE #AE3042 #42AE30

tetradic

#3042AE #AE3081 #AE9C30 #30AE5D

square

#3042AE #AE3081 #AE9C30 #30AE5D

split-complementary

#3042AE #AE5D30 #81AE30

monochromatic

#161E4E #23307E #3042AE #4D60CE #7D8BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.35

#3042AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#3042AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3042AE

8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3042AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3042AE	1.00	8.35	2.52	8.35
#FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3042ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(48, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.172 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a76c7',
    500: '#3042ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3042ae;
$custom-light: #7a76c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3042ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 48,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.429,
    "s": 56.757,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43521,
    "c": 0.17238,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3042AE

secondary

#C4B976

accent

#CA48E0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF8

border

#CAC8D1

text

#0B0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3042AE

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

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