#3B5FE2#3B5FE2
#3B5FE2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.203 H 267.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B5FE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 95, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 74%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 74%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 58%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.09, 32.19, -70.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.09, 77.32, 294.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.87% -0.0094 -0.2029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.87% 0.203 267.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6185, 14.6031, 73.7215) |
| Luminance | 0.1461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 1.87
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 3.33
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 3.49
Bright Blue
#0165FC
ΔE00 4.01
Electric Blue
#0652FF
ΔE00 4.72
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B5FE2 #E2BE3B
analogous
#3BB2E2 #3B5FE2 #6A3BE2
triadic
#3B5FE2 #E23B5F #5FE23B
tetradic
#3B5FE2 #E23BB2 #E2BE3B #3BE26A
square
#3B5FE2 #E23BB2 #E2BE3B #3BE26A
split-complementary
#3B5FE2 #E26A3B #B2E23B
monochromatic
#152F8E #1D41C3 #3B5FE2 #708BEA #A6B6F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.36
#3B5FE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.92
#3B5FE2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B5FE2
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B5FE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B5FE2 | 1.00 | 5.36 | 3.92 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0073E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0063DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b5fe2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 95, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.203 267.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#888cec',
500: '#3b5fe2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b5fe2; $custom-light: #888cec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b5fe2",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 95,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.066,
"s": 74.222,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53875,
"c": 0.20315,
"h": 267.3
},
"luminance": 0.14605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B5FE2
secondary
#DFD09A
accent
#C937F1
background
#F9F8FE
surface
#F1F0FD
border
#CBCBD5
text
#0D0C16
muted
#7E7D84