#3B3BC6#3B3BC6
#3B3BC6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.208 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B3BC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 59, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 70%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.2%, 70.2%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.26, 44.61, -71.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.26, 84.63, 301.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.2% 0.0152 -0.2079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.2% 0.208 274.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5573, 8.1337, 54.2706) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 3.00
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.21
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 3.48
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.61
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 4.47
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B3BC6 #C6C63B
analogous
#3B80C6 #3B3BC6 #803BC6
triadic
#3B3BC6 #C63B3B #3BC63B
tetradic
#3B3BC6 #C63B80 #C6C63B #3BC680
square
#3B3BC6 #C63B80 #C6C63B #3BC680
split-complementary
#3B3BC6 #C6803B #80C63B
monochromatic
#1E1E68 #2C2C98 #3B3BC6 #6A6AD4 #9A9AE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#3B3BC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#3B3BC6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B3BC6
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B3BC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B3BC6 | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0057CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004AC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00617C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b3bc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 59, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.208 274.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8472d9',
500: '#3b3bc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b3bc6; $custom-light: #8472d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b3bc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 59,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 54.941,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45201,
"c": 0.20847,
"h": 274.2
},
"luminance": 0.08135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B3BC6
secondary
#CDCD8F
accent
#DE4ADE
background
#F8F7FD
surface
#F0EDFB
border
#CBC8D4
text
#0D0815
muted
#7D7B83