#3B409D#3B409D
#3B409D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.149 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B409D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 64, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 45%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 62%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 59.2%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.88, 27.46, -51.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.88, 58.31, 298.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.37% 0.0148 -0.1479) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.37% 0.149 275.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7208, 7.0302, 32.7364) |
| Luminance | 0.0703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.32
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.87
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.30
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.83
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 6.01
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B409D #9D983B
analogous
#3B719D #3B409D #673B9D
triadic
#3B409D #9D3B40 #409D3B
tetradic
#3B409D #9D3B71 #9D983B #3B9D67
square
#3B409D #9D3B71 #9D983B #3B9D67
split-complementary
#3B409D #9D673B #719D3B
monochromatic
#1A1C44 #2A2E71 #3B409D #565BBF #8286D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.73
#3B409D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#3B409D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B409D
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B409D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B409D | 1.00 | 8.73 | 2.41 | 8.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00479B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005668
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b409d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 64, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.149 275.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b74bb',
500: '#3b409d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b409d; $custom-light: #7b74bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b409d",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 64,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 236.939,
"s": 45.37,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42368,
"c": 0.1486,
"h": 275.7
},
"luminance": 0.07031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B409D
secondary
#BAB77A
accent
#CE53D5
background
#F8F7FB
surface
#EFEDF6
border
#CAC8D0
text
#0A0812
muted
#7C7B81