#3B5897#3B5897

#3B5897 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.108 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B5897
RGB	rgb(59, 88, 151)
HSL	hsl(221, 44%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(221, 61%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 41.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.10, 9.57, -37.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.10, 39.01, 284.21°)
OKLab	oklab(46.95% -0.0112 -0.1075)
OKLCH	oklch(46.95% 0.108 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.8773, 10.1427, 30.6567)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B5897 #977A3B

analogous

#3B8697 #3B5897 #4C3B97

triadic

#3B5897 #973B58 #58973B

tetradic

#3B5897 #973B86 #977A3B #3B974C

square

#3B5897 #973B86 #977A3B #3B974C

split-complementary

#3B5897 #974C3B #86973B

monochromatic

#19253F #2A3E6B #3B5897 #5374BC #7F98CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#3B5897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#3B5897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B5897

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B5897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B5897	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D5E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b5897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 88, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.108 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7986b6',
    500: '#3b5897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b5897;
$custom-light: #7986b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b5897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.087,
    "s": 43.81,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46954,
    "c": 0.1081,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B5897

secondary

#B7A377

accent

#AB54D4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B5897

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

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