#3B42AE#3B42AE

#3B42AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.169 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B42AE
RGB	rgb(59, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(236, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(236, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.73, 32.13, -58.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.73, 66.85, 298.73°)
OKLab	oklab(44.17% 0.0126 -0.169)
OKLCH	oklch(44.17% 0.169 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.3893, 7.8812, 40.9572)
Luminance	0.0788 (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

#3B42AE #AEA73B

analogous

#3B7BAE #3B42AE #6D3BAE

triadic

#3B42AE #AE3B42 #42AE3B

tetradic

#3B42AE #AE3B7B #AEA73B #3BAE6D

square

#3B42AE #AE3B7B #AEA73B #3BAE6D

split-complementary

#3B42AE #AE6D3B #7BAE3B

monochromatic

#1C1F53 #2C3180 #3B42AE #5E64C8 #8C90D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#3B42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#3B42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B42AE

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B42AE	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.169 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f76c7',
    500: '#3b42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b42ae;
$custom-light: #7f76c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.348,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44167,
    "c": 0.16943,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B42AE

secondary

#C2BE82

accent

#D04FD9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF8

border

#CAC8D1

text

#0B0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B42AE

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

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