#3B4E8D#3B4E8D
#3B4E8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.106 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B4E8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 78, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 41%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 58%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.2%, 44.7%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.60, 12.57, -37.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.60, 39.38, 288.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.07% -0.0017 -0.1062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.07% 0.106 269.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3341, 8.3010, 26.3045) |
| Luminance | 0.0830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.19
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 4.33
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.88
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.04
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 5.57
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B4E8D #8D7A3B
analogous
#3B778D #3B4E8D #513B8D
triadic
#3B4E8D #8D3B4E #4E8D3B
tetradic
#3B4E8D #8D3B77 #8D7A3B #3B8D51
square
#3B4E8D #8D3B77 #8D7A3B #3B8D51
split-complementary
#3B4E8D #8D513B #778D3B
monochromatic
#171E37 #293662 #3B4E8D #5067B6 #7B8DC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.89
#3B4E8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.66
#3B4E8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B4E8D
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B4E8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B4E8D | 1.00 | 7.89 | 2.66 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#32558F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#284E8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#055C66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b4e8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 78, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.106 269.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#787faf',
500: '#3b4e8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b4e8d; $custom-light: #787faf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b4e8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 78,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.098,
"s": 41,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44074,
"c": 0.10619,
"h": 269.1
},
"luminance": 0.08302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B4E8D
secondary
#B1A373
accent
#B557D1
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EEEEF4
border
#C9C9CE
text
#090A10
muted
#7B7C7F