#3B5CBE#3B5CBE

#3B5CBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.159 H 266.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B5CBE
RGB	rgb(59, 92, 190)
HSL	hsl(225, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(225, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 51.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.69, 21.07, -55.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.69, 59.03, 290.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.5% -0.0092 -0.1584)
OKLCH	oklch(50.5% 0.159 266.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.9218, 12.3003, 50.2930)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B5CBE #BE9D3B

analogous

#3B9EBE #3B5CBE #5C3BBE

triadic

#3B5CBE #BE3B5C #5CBE3B

tetradic

#3B5CBE #BE3B9E #BE9D3B #3BBE5C

square

#3B5CBE #BE3B9E #BE9D3B #3BBE5C

split-complementary

#3B5CBE #BE5C3B #9EBE3B

monochromatic

#1E2F61 #2C458F #3B5CBE #6781D0 #95A8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#3B5CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#3B5CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B5CBE

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B5CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B5CBE	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F69C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007384

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b5cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 92, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.159 266.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8089d2',
    500: '#3b5cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b5cbe;
$custom-light: #8089d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b5cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.885,
    "s": 52.61,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50495,
    "c": 0.15865,
    "h": 266.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B5CBE

secondary

#CABA8B

accent

#B84CDC

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B5CBE

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

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