#3B6BBA#3B6BBA
#3B6BBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.135 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B6BBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 107, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 42.5%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.62, 10.02, -46.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.62, 47.57, 282.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.42% -0.0238 -0.1327) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.42% 0.135 259.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9211, 14.9888, 48.4989) |
| Luminance | 0.1499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 1.62
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 2.88
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 2.97
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.18
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.33
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B6BBA #BA8A3B
analogous
#3BAABA #3B6BBA #4A3BBA
triadic
#3B6BBA #BA3B6B #6BBA3B
tetradic
#3B6BBA #BA3BAA #BA8A3B #3BBA4A
square
#3B6BBA #BA3BAA #BA8A3B #3BBA4A
split-complementary
#3B6BBA #BA4A3B #AABA3B
monochromatic
#1E365D #2C508C #3B6BBA #648CCE #93AFDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#3B6BBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#3B6BBA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B6BBA
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B6BBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B6BBA | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4672BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3167B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b6bba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 107, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.135 259.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f94cf',
500: '#3b6bba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b6bba; $custom-light: #7f94cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b6bba",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 107,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.323,
"s": 51.837,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53424,
"c": 0.13486,
"h": 259.8
},
"luminance": 0.1499
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B6BBA
secondary
#C8B089
accent
#A54DDB
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#EFF1F9
border
#CACBD2
text
#0B0D14
muted
#7C7E82