#3B5CA3#3B5CA3
#3B5CA3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.121 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B5CA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 92, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 47%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 64%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 43.6%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.96, 11.28, -42.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.96, 43.51, 285.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.62% -0.0131 -0.1198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.62% 0.121 263.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2393, 11.2273, 36.1653) |
| Luminance | 0.1123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.29
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.01
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.62
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.76
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.76
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B5CA3 #A3823B
analogous
#3B90A3 #3B5CA3 #4E3BA3
triadic
#3B5CA3 #A33B5C #5CA33B
tetradic
#3B5CA3 #A33B90 #A3823B #3BA34E
square
#3B5CA3 #A33B90 #A3823B #3BA34E
split-complementary
#3B5CA3 #A34E3B #90A33B
monochromatic
#1A2949 #2B4376 #3B5CA3 #587AC3 #859ED3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.47
#3B5CA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.25
#3B5CA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B5CA3
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B5CA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B5CA3 | 1.00 | 6.47 | 3.25 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B63A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2C5AA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006C77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b5ca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 92, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.121 263.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b89bf',
500: '#3b5ca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b5ca3; $custom-light: #7b89bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b5ca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 92,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.962,
"s": 46.847,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48619,
"c": 0.12054,
"h": 263.7
},
"luminance": 0.11228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B5CA3
secondary
#BDA97D
accent
#AC51D6
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EEF0F7
border
#C9CBD0
text
#0A0B12
muted
#7C7C81