#3A40CD#3A40CD

#3A40CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.212 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3A40CD
RGB	rgb(58, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(238, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(238, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.7%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.93, 43.90, -73.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.93, 85.39, 300.94°)
OKLab	oklab(46.59% 0.0103 -0.2118)
OKLCH	oklch(46.59% 0.212 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.5941, 8.9726, 58.7085)
Luminance	0.0897 (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

#3A40CD #CDC73A

analogous

#3A8ACD #3A40CD #7E3ACD

triadic

#3A40CD #CD3A40 #40CD3A

tetradic

#3A40CD #CD3A8A #CDC73A #3ACD7E

square

#3A40CD #CD3A8A #CDC73A #3ACD7E

split-complementary

#3A40CD #CD7E3A #8ACD3A

monochromatic

#1C2070 #292EA1 #3A40CD #6B6FD9 #9C9FE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#3A40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#3A40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3A40CD

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3A40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3A40CD	1.00	7.51	2.79	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3a40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.212 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8576dd',
    500: '#3a40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3a40cd;
$custom-light: #8576dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3a40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 58,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.551,
    "s": 59.514,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46587,
    "c": 0.21206,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3A40CD

secondary

#D2CF91

accent

#DC45E3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3A40CD

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

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