#3B59AB#3B59AB

#3B59AB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.136 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3B59AB
RGBrgb(59, 89, 171)
HSLhsl(224, 49%, 45%)
HSVhsv(224, 65%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(65.5%, 48%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LABlab(39.60, 16.11, -47.34)
CIE-LCHlch(39.60, 50.01, 288.79°)
OKLaboklab(48.5% -0.0087 -0.1355)
OKLCHoklch(48.5% 0.136 266.3)
XYZxyz(12.7242, 11.0137, 39.9755)
Luminance0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3B59AB #AB8D3B
analogous
#3B91AB #3B59AB #553BAB
triadic
#3B59AB #AB3B59 #59AB3B
tetradic
#3B59AB #AB3B91 #AB8D3B #3BAB55
square
#3B59AB #AB3B91 #AB8D3B #3BAB55
split-complementary
#3B59AB #AB553B #91AB3B
monochromatic
#1C2A50 #2B417D #3B59AB #5C79C7 #8A9ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56
#3B59AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20
#3B59AB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B59AB
6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3B59AB#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##3B59AB1.006.563.206.56
#FFFFFF6.561.0021.001.00
#0000003.2021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.561.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#2F63AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1859A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006C7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3b59ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 89, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.136 266.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d87c4',
    500: '#3b59ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3b59ab;
$custom-light: #7d87c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3b59ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.929,
    "s": 48.696,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48504,
    "c": 0.13577,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3B59AB
secondary
#C1B081
accent
#B450D8
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFEFF8
border
#CACAD1
text
#0B0B13
muted
#7C7C82

Preview Lab

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#3B59AB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva