#3B48BD#3B48BD

#3B48BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.182 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B48BD
RGB	rgb(59, 72, 189)
HSL	hsl(234, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(234, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 61.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.44, 33.58, -63.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.44, 71.46, 298.03°)
OKLab	oklab(46.54% 0.0073 -0.182)
OKLCH	oklch(46.54% 0.182 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.3032, 9.2374, 49.2162)
Luminance	0.0924 (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

#3B48BD #BDB03B

analogous

#3B89BD #3B48BD #6F3BBD

triadic

#3B48BD #BD3B48 #48BD3B

tetradic

#3B48BD #BD3B89 #BDB03B #3BBD6F

square

#3B48BD #BD3B89 #BDB03B #3BBD6F

split-complementary

#3B48BD #BD6F3B #89BD3B

monochromatic

#1E2460 #2C368E #3B48BD #6670CF #959CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.37

#3B48BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#3B48BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B48BD

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B48BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B48BD	1.00	7.37	2.85	7.37
#FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b48bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 72, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.182 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817bd2',
    500: '#3b48bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b48bd;
$custom-light: #817bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b48bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46541,
    "c": 0.18214,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B48BD

secondary

#C9C38B

accent

#CD4CDC

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B48BD

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

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