#3B48BE#3B48BE

#3B48BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.183 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B48BE
RGB	rgb(59, 72, 190)
HSL	hsl(234, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(234, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 62.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.52, 33.93, -63.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.52, 72.03, 298.11°)
OKLab	oklab(46.63% 0.0072 -0.1833)
OKLCH	oklch(46.63% 0.183 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.4121, 9.2810, 49.7898)
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

#3B48BE #BEB13B

analogous

#3B8ABE #3B48BE #703BBE

triadic

#3B48BE #BE3B48 #48BE3B

tetradic

#3B48BE #BE3B8A #BEB13B #3BBE70

square

#3B48BE #BE3B8A #BEB13B #3BBE70

split-complementary

#3B48BE #BE703B #8ABE3B

monochromatic

#1E2561 #2C368F #3B48BE #6771D0 #959CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#3B48BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#3B48BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B48BE

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B48BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B48BE	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)

#005CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b48be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 72, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.183 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827bd3',
    500: '#3b48be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b48be;
$custom-light: #827bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b48be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.046,
    "s": 52.61,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46628,
    "c": 0.18345,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B48BE

secondary

#CAC38B

accent

#CE4CDC

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B48BE

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

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