#3A429C#3A429C
#3A429C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.145 H 274.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3A429C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 66, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 46%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 63%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.8%, 57.7%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.25, 25.63, -50.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.25, 56.39, 297.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.6% 0.0117 -0.1443) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.6% 0.145 274.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6919, 7.1955, 32.3242) |
| Luminance | 0.0720 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.54
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 4.25
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.58
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.22
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.75
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3A429C #9C943A
analogous
#3A739C #3A429C #633A9C
triadic
#3A429C #9C3A42 #429C3A
tetradic
#3A429C #9C3A73 #9C943A #3A9C63
square
#3A429C #9C3A73 #9C943A #3A9C63
split-complementary
#3A429C #9C633A #739C3A
monochromatic
#191C43 #292F6F #3A429C #545DBF #8087D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.61
#3A429C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#3A429C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3A429C
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3A429C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3A429C | 1.00 | 8.61 | 2.44 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00509F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00489A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005868
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3a429c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 66, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.145 274.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b76ba',
500: '#3a429c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3a429c; $custom-light: #7b76ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3a429c",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 66,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.102,
"s": 45.794,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42603,
"c": 0.14479,
"h": 274.6
},
"luminance": 0.07196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3A429C
secondary
#BAB478
accent
#CB52D5
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EEEDF6
border
#C9C8D0
text
#0A0812
muted
#7C7B81