#3B5983#3B5983
#3B5983 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.078 H 256.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B5983 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 89, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 38%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 55%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55%, 32.1%, 0%, 48.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.32, 1.97, -26.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.32, 26.98, 274.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46% -0.0176 -0.0757) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.078 256.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4713, 9.7125, 22.8439) |
| Luminance | 0.0971 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.30
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.70
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.46
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.72
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.09
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B5983 #83653B
analogous
#3B7D83 #3B5983 #413B83
triadic
#3B5983 #833B59 #59833B
tetradic
#3B5983 #833B7D #83653B #3B8341
square
#3B5983 #833B7D #83653B #3B8341
split-complementary
#3B5983 #83413B #7D833B
monochromatic
#15202F #283C59 #3B5983 #4E76AD #7796C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.14
#3B5983 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.94
#3B5983 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B5983
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B5983 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B5983 | 1.00 | 7.14 | 2.94 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#485C85
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F5582
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#136268
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b5983; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 89, 131); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.078 256.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7687a7',
500: '#3b5983',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b5983; $custom-light: #7687a7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b5983",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 89,
"b": 131
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215,
"s": 37.895,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46,
"c": 0.07771,
"h": 256.9
},
"luminance": 0.09713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B5983
secondary
#AB926F
accent
#9E5ACE
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EDEFF4
border
#C8CACE
text
#090B0F
muted
#7B7C7F