#3B5EAF#3B5EAF
#3B5EAF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.135 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B5EAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 94, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 50%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 66%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 46.3%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.26, 14.32, -47.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.26, 49.17, 286.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.86% -0.0131 -0.1345) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.86% 0.135 264.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5415, 12.0291, 42.1573) |
| Luminance | 0.1203 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.81
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.87
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.12
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.54
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.61
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B5EAF #AF8C3B
analogous
#3B98AF #3B5EAF #523BAF
triadic
#3B5EAF #AF3B5E #5EAF3B
tetradic
#3B5EAF #AF3B98 #AF8C3B #3BAF52
square
#3B5EAF #AF3B98 #AF8C3B #3BAF52
split-complementary
#3B5EAF #AF523B #98AF3B
monochromatic
#1C2D53 #2C4581 #3B5EAF #5E7EC9 #8CA3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.17
#3B5EAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.41
#3B5EAF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B5EAF
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B5EAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B5EAF | 1.00 | 6.17 | 3.41 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3667B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#205CAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00717E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b5eaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 94, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.135 264.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d8bc7',
500: '#3b5eaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b5eaf; $custom-light: #7d8bc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b5eaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 94,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.897,
"s": 49.573,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49855,
"c": 0.13517,
"h": 264.5
},
"luminance": 0.1203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B5EAF
secondary
#C3B083
accent
#AF4FD9
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFF0F8
border
#CACBD1
text
#0B0B13
muted
#7C7C82