#3B4E9C#3B4E9C
#3B4E9C is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.128 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B4E9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 78, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 45%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 62%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 50%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.55, 17.90, -44.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.55, 48.33, 291.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.11% 0.0006 -0.1284) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.11% 0.128 270.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5268, 8.7780, 32.5856) |
| Luminance | 0.0878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.56
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.95
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.27
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.35
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.56
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B4E9C #9C893B
analogous
#3B7F9C #3B4E9C #583B9C
triadic
#3B4E9C #9C3B4E #4E9C3B
tetradic
#3B4E9C #9C3B7F #9C893B #3B9C58
square
#3B4E9C #9C3B7F #9C893B #3B9C58
split-complementary
#3B4E9C #9C583B #7F9C3B
monochromatic
#192243 #2A3870 #3B4E9C #556ABF #8291D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.62
#3B4E9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#3B4E9C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B4E9C
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B4E9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B4E9C | 1.00 | 7.62 | 2.76 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#25589F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#12509A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00606D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b4e9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 78, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.128 270.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7a7fba',
500: '#3b4e9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b4e9c; $custom-light: #7a7fba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b4e9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 78,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.247,
"s": 45.116,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45106,
"c": 0.12844,
"h": 270.3
},
"luminance": 0.08779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B4E9C
secondary
#B9AD79
accent
#BB53D5
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EEEEF6
border
#C9C9D0
text
#0A0A11
muted
#7C7C80