#3B42CE#3B42CE

#3B42CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.211 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B42CE
RGB	rgb(59, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(237, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(237, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.52, 43.15, -72.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.52, 84.68, 300.64°)
OKLab	oklab(47.06% 0.0101 -0.2106)
OKLCH	oklch(47.06% 0.211 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.8887, 9.2810, 59.3873)
Luminance	0.0928 (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

#3B42CE #CEC73B

analogous

#3B8CCE #3B42CE #7E3BCE

triadic

#3B42CE #CE3B42 #42CE3B

tetradic

#3B42CE #CE3B8C #CEC73B #3BCE7E

square

#3B42CE #CE3B8C #CEC73B #3BCE7E

split-complementary

#3B42CE #CE7E3B #8CCE3B

monochromatic

#1D2172 #292FA3 #3B42CE #6C71DA #9DA0E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#3B42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#3B42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B42CE

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B42CE	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.211 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8577de',
    500: '#3b42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b42ce;
$custom-light: #8577de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.143,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47055,
    "c": 0.21089,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B42CE

secondary

#D3D092

accent

#DC45E3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B42CE

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

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