#3B6EBE#3B6EBE

#3B6EBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.137 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B6EBE
RGB	rgb(59, 110, 190)
HSL	hsl(217, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(217, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 42.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 9.59, -47.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 48.05, 281.51°)
OKLab	oklab(54.34% -0.0259 -0.1344)
OKLCH	oklch(54.34% 0.137 259.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.6705, 15.7977, 50.8759)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B6EBE #BE8B3B

analogous

#3BB0BE #3B6EBE #4A3BBE

triadic

#3B6EBE #BE3B6E #6EBE3B

tetradic

#3B6EBE #BE3BB0 #BE8B3B #3BBE4A

square

#3B6EBE #BE3BB0 #BE8B3B #3BBE4A

split-complementary

#3B6EBE #BE4A3B #B0BE3B

monochromatic

#1E3861 #2C538F #3B6EBE #678FD0 #95B2DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#3B6EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#3B6EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B6EBE

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B6EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B6EBE	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4875C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3369BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b6ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 110, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.137 259.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8097d2',
    500: '#3b6ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b6ebe;
$custom-light: #8097d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b6ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.641,
    "s": 52.61,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54342,
    "c": 0.13687,
    "h": 259.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B6EBE

secondary

#CAB18B

accent

#A44CDC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F9

border

#CACCD2

text

#0B0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B6EBE

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