#3742A2#3742A2
#3742A2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.154 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3742A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 66, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 49%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 66%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 59.3%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.52, 27.26, -53.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.52, 59.98, 297.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.9% 0.0083 -0.1538) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.9% 0.154 273.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0432, 7.3164, 35.0584) |
| Luminance | 0.0732 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.34
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.59
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.86
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.10
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.16
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3742A2 #A29737
analogous
#3777A2 #3742A2 #6237A2
triadic
#3742A2 #A23742 #42A237
tetradic
#3742A2 #A23777 #A29737 #37A262
square
#3742A2 #A23777 #A29737 #37A262
split-complementary
#3742A2 #A26237 #77A237
monochromatic
#181D47 #272F74 #3742A2 #525EC4 #8088D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.52
#3742A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#3742A2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3742A2
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3742A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3742A2 | 1.00 | 8.52 | 2.46 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0048A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00596B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3742a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 66, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.154 273.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7a76be',
500: '#3742a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3742a2; $custom-light: #7a76be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3742a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 66,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.832,
"s": 49.309,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42898,
"c": 0.15402,
"h": 273.1
},
"luminance": 0.07317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3742A2
secondary
#BDB678
accent
#CB4FD9
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EEEDF7
border
#C9C8D0
text
#0A0812
muted
#7C7B81