#3B5ABA#3B5ABA

#3B5ABA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.156 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B5ABA
RGB	rgb(59, 90, 186)
HSL	hsl(225, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(225, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 51.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 20.91, -54.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 58.02, 291.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.79% -0.0079 -0.1554)
OKLCH	oklch(49.79% 0.156 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.3197, 11.7859, 47.9651)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B5ABA #BA9B3B

analogous

#3B9ABA #3B5ABA #5B3BBA

triadic

#3B5ABA #BA3B5A #5ABA3B

tetradic

#3B5ABA #BA3B9A #BA9B3B #3BBA5B

square

#3B5ABA #BA3B9A #BA9B3B #3BBA5B

split-complementary

#3B5ABA #BA5B3B #9ABA3B

monochromatic

#1E2D5D #2C448C #3B5ABA #647ECE #93A5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#3B5ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#3B5ABA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B5ABA

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B5ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B5ABA	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)

#1F66BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b5aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 90, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.156 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8088cf',
    500: '#3b5aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b5aba;
$custom-light: #8088cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b5aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.354,
    "s": 51.837,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49789,
    "c": 0.15562,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B5ABA

secondary

#C8B889

accent

#B84DDB

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF9

border

#CACAD2

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B5ABA

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

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