#3B6ACE#3B6ACE

#3B6ACE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.163 H 263.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B6ACE
RGB	rgb(59, 106, 206)
HSL	hsl(221, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(221, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 48.5%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.57, 17.94, -56.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.57, 59.29, 287.62°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% -0.0195 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.163 263.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.0943, 15.6922, 60.4558)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B6ACE #CE9F3B

analogous

#3BB4CE #3B6ACE #553BCE

triadic

#3B6ACE #CE3B6A #6ACE3B

tetradic

#3B6ACE #CE3BB4 #CE9F3B #3BCE55

square

#3B6ACE #CE3BB4 #CE9F3B #3BCE55

split-complementary

#3B6ACE #CE553B #B4CE3B

monochromatic

#1D3872 #2950A3 #3B6ACE #6C8FDA #9DB4E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#3B6ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#3B6ACE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B6ACE

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B6ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B6ACE	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3276D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b6ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 106, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.163 263.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8394de',
    500: '#3b6ace',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b6ace;
$custom-light: #8394de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b6ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.816,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5455,
    "c": 0.16336,
    "h": 263.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15694
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B6ACE

secondary

#D3BE92

accent

#B045E3

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0C0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B6ACE

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

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