#3B6DB9#3B6DB9

#3B6DB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.131 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B6DB9
RGB	rgb(59, 109, 185)
HSL	hsl(216, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(216, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.1%, 41.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.13, 8.41, -45.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.13, 45.88, 280.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.81% -0.0259 -0.1286)
OKLCH	oklch(53.81% 0.131 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.0261, 15.3682, 48.0113)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B6DB9 #B9873B

analogous

#3BACB9 #3B6DB9 #483BB9

triadic

#3B6DB9 #B93B6D #6DB93B

tetradic

#3B6DB9 #B93BAC #B9873B #3BB948

square

#3B6DB9 #B93BAC #B9873B #3BB948

split-complementary

#3B6DB9 #B9483B #ACB93B

monochromatic

#1D365C #2C528B #3B6DB9 #648ECD #92B0DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#3B6DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#3B6DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B6DB9

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B6DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B6DB9	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A74BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3668B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b6db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 109, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.131 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f96ce',
    500: '#3b6db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b6db9;
$custom-light: #7f96ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b6db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.19,
    "s": 51.639,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53805,
    "c": 0.13119,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B6DB9

secondary

#C7AE88

accent

#A34DDB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0B0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B6DB9

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

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