#3B6EB9#3B6EB9
#3B6EB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.130 H 258.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B6EB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 110, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 40.5%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.42, 7.78, -44.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.42, 45.31, 279.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.03% -0.0269 -0.1272) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.03% 0.13 258) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1334, 15.5828, 48.0471) |
| Luminance | 0.1558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 1.97
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.10
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 2.76
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 3.37
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 4.10
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B6EB9 #B9863B
analogous
#3BADB9 #3B6EB9 #473BB9
triadic
#3B6EB9 #B93B6E #6EB93B
tetradic
#3B6EB9 #B93BAD #B9863B #3BB947
square
#3B6EB9 #B93BAD #B9863B #3BB947
split-complementary
#3B6EB9 #B9473B #ADB93B
monochromatic
#1D375C #2C528B #3B6EB9 #648FCD #92B0DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#3B6EB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#3B6EB9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B6EB9
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B6EB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B6EB9 | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.12 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C74BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3869B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007F8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b6eb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 110, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.130 258.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f97ce',
500: '#3b6eb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b6eb9; $custom-light: #7f97ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b6eb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 110,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.714,
"s": 51.639,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54028,
"c": 0.13006,
"h": 258
},
"luminance": 0.15584
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B6EB9
secondary
#C7AE88
accent
#A14DDB
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#EFF2F9
border
#CACCD2
text
#0B0D14
muted
#7C7E82