#3B4496#3B4496

#3B4496 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.133 H 274.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B4496
RGB	rgb(59, 68, 150)
HSL	hsl(234, 44%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(234, 61%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 54.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.40, 22.38, -46.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.40, 51.45, 295.78°)
OKLab	oklab(42.6% 0.0106 -0.1328)
OKLCH	oklch(42.6% 0.133 274.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.3740, 7.2653, 29.7566)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B4496 #968D3B

analogous

#3B7196 #3B4496 #5F3B96

triadic

#3B4496 #963B44 #44963B

tetradic

#3B4496 #963B71 #968D3B #3B965F

square

#3B4496 #963B71 #968D3B #3B965F

split-complementary

#3B4496 #965F3B #71963B

monochromatic

#181C3E #2A306A #3B4496 #535DBB #7F87CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#3B4496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#3B4496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B4496

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B4496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B4496	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#105099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005766

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b4496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 68, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.133 274.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a77b5',
    500: '#3b4496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b4496;
$custom-light: #7a77b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b4496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.066,
    "s": 43.541,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42597,
    "c": 0.13322,
    "h": 274.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B4496

secondary

#B6B077

accent

#C755D3

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B4496

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

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