#3B59BE#3B59BE

#3B59BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.162 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B59BE
RGB	rgb(59, 89, 190)
HSL	hsl(226, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(226, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 53.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.88, 23.01, -56.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.88, 60.95, 292.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% -0.0066 -0.1623)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.162 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6671, 11.7908, 50.2081)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B59BE #BEA03B

analogous

#3B9BBE #3B59BE #5F3BBE

triadic

#3B59BE #BE3B59 #59BE3B

tetradic

#3B59BE #BE3B9B #BEA03B #3BBE5F

square

#3B59BE #BE3B9B #BEA03B #3BBE5F

split-complementary

#3B59BE #BE5F3B #9BBE3B

monochromatic

#1E2D61 #2C438F #3B59BE #677FD0 #95A6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#3B59BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#3B59BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B59BE

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B59BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B59BE	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1367C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b59be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 89, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.162 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8087d2',
    500: '#3b59be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b59be;
$custom-light: #8087d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b59be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.26,
    "s": 52.61,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49884,
    "c": 0.1624,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B59BE

secondary

#CABB8B

accent

#BB4CDC

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B59BE

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

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