#3B5BBA#3B5BBA
#3B5BBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.154 H 266.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B5BBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 91, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 51.1%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.15, 20.26, -53.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.15, 57.38, 290.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50% -0.0088 -0.1541) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50% 0.154 266.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4046, 11.9557, 47.9934) |
| Luminance | 0.1196 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.02
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.66
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.35
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.55
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 5.89
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B5BBA #BA9A3B
analogous
#3B9ABA #3B5BBA #5A3BBA
triadic
#3B5BBA #BA3B5B #5BBA3B
tetradic
#3B5BBA #BA3B9A #BA9A3B #3BBA5A
square
#3B5BBA #BA3B9A #BA9A3B #3BBA5A
split-complementary
#3B5BBA #BA5A3B #9ABA3B
monochromatic
#1E2E5D #2C448C #3B5BBA #647FCE #93A5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.19
#3B5BBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.39
#3B5BBA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B5BBA
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B5BBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B5BBA | 1.00 | 6.19 | 3.39 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2267BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005CB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007182
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b5bba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 91, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.154 266.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8088cf',
500: '#3b5bba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b5bba; $custom-light: #8088cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b5bba",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 91,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.882,
"s": 51.837,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49996,
"c": 0.15436,
"h": 266.7
},
"luminance": 0.11957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B5BBA
secondary
#C8B889
accent
#B74DDB
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFEFF9
border
#CACAD2
text
#0B0B14
muted
#7C7C82