#3B5DBE#3B5DBE
#3B5DBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.157 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B5DBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 93, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.9%, 51.1%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.96, 20.42, -54.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.96, 58.39, 290.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.7% -0.0101 -0.1571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.7% 0.157 266.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0090, 12.4747, 50.3221) |
| Luminance | 0.1248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.35
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.48
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.40
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 5.46
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 5.72
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B5DBE #BE9C3B
analogous
#3B9FBE #3B5DBE #5B3BBE
triadic
#3B5DBE #BE3B5D #5DBE3B
tetradic
#3B5DBE #BE3B9F #BE9C3B #3BBE5B
square
#3B5DBE #BE3B9F #BE9C3B #3BBE5B
split-complementary
#3B5DBE #BE5B3B #9FBE3B
monochromatic
#1E2F61 #2C468F #3B5DBE #6782D0 #95A8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.01
#3B5DBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#3B5DBE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B5DBE
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B5DBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B5DBE | 1.00 | 6.01 | 3.50 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2269C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005DBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007484
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b5dbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 93, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.157 266.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#808ad2',
500: '#3b5dbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b5dbe; $custom-light: #808ad2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b5dbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 93,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.427,
"s": 52.61,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50701,
"c": 0.15741,
"h": 266.3
},
"luminance": 0.12476
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B5DBE
secondary
#CAB98B
accent
#B74CDC
background
#F8F8FD
surface
#F0F0FA
border
#CBCBD3
text
#0B0B14
muted
#7C7C83