#3B5CA5#3B5CA5

#3B5CA5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.123 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3B5CA5
RGBrgb(59, 92, 165)
HSLhsl(221, 47%, 44%)
HSVhsv(221, 64%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(64.2%, 44.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LABlab(40.08, 12.00, -43.02)
CIE-LCHlch(40.08, 44.66, 285.58°)
OKLaboklab(48.75% -0.0128 -0.1227)
OKLCHoklch(48.75% 0.123 264.1)
XYZxyz(12.4199, 11.2996, 37.1165)
Luminance0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3B5CA5 #A5843B
analogous
#3B91A5 #3B5CA5 #4F3BA5
triadic
#3B5CA5 #A53B5C #5CA53B
tetradic
#3B5CA5 #A53B91 #A5843B #3BA54F
square
#3B5CA5 #A53B91 #A5843B #3BA54F
split-complementary
#3B5CA5 #A54F3B #91A53B
monochromatic
#1B2A4B #2B4378 #3B5CA5 #597BC4 #869FD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44
#3B5CA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26
#3B5CA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B5CA5
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3B5CA5#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##3B5CA51.006.443.266.44
#FFFFFF6.441.0021.001.00
#0000003.2621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.441.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A64A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#295AA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3b5ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 92, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.123 264.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b89c0',
    500: '#3b5ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3b5ca5;
$custom-light: #7b89c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3b5ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.321,
    "s": 47.321,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4875,
    "c": 0.12341,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3B5CA5
secondary
#BEAA7E
accent
#AD51D7
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EEF0F7
border
#C9CBD0
text
#0A0B12
muted
#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B5CA5

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#3B5CA5 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva