#3B6EC2#3B6EC2
#3B6EC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.142 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B6EC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 110, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 43.3%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.94, 11.04, -49.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.94, 50.24, 282.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.6% -0.0251 -0.1401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.6% 0.142 259.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1137, 15.9749, 53.2100) |
| Luminance | 0.1598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 2.66
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.70
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 3.60
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.16
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 4.31
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B6EC2 #C28F3B
analogous
#3BB2C2 #3B6EC2 #4B3BC2
triadic
#3B6EC2 #C23B6E #6EC23B
tetradic
#3B6EC2 #C23BB2 #C28F3B #3BC24B
square
#3B6EC2 #C23BB2 #C28F3B #3BC24B
split-complementary
#3B6EC2 #C24B3B #B2C23B
monochromatic
#1E3964 #2D5393 #3B6EC2 #6990D1 #98B3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.01
#3B6EC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#3B6EC2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B6EC2
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B6EC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B6EC2 | 1.00 | 5.01 | 4.20 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4576C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2E69C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00818E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b6ec2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 110, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.142 259.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8097d5',
500: '#3b6ec2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b6ec2; $custom-light: #8097d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b6ec2",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 110,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.333,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54598,
"c": 0.14231,
"h": 259.8
},
"luminance": 0.15977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B6EC2
secondary
#CBB48E
accent
#A64BDD
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#F0F2FA
border
#CBCCD3
text
#0B0D14
muted
#7C7E83