#3B6EC6#3B6EC6

#3B6EC6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.148 H 260.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3B6EC6
RGBrgb(59, 110, 198)
HSLhsl(218, 55%, 50%)
HSVhsv(218, 70%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(70.2%, 44.4%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LABlab(47.18, 12.49, -50.94)
CIE-LCHlch(47.18, 52.45, 283.78°)
OKLaboklab(54.86% -0.0243 -0.1457)
OKLCHoklch(54.86% 0.148 260.5)
XYZxyz(17.5690, 16.1570, 55.6078)
Luminance0.1616 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3B6EC6 #C6933B
analogous
#3BB3C6 #3B6EC6 #4E3BC6
triadic
#3B6EC6 #C63B6E #6EC63B
tetradic
#3B6EC6 #C63BB3 #C6933B #3BC64E
square
#3B6EC6 #C63BB3 #C6933B #3BC64E
split-complementary
#3B6EC6 #C64E3B #B3C63B
monochromatic
#1E3968 #2C5498 #3B6EC6 #6A91D4 #9AB4E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96
#3B6EC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23
#3B6EC6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B6EC6
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3B6EC6#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##3B6EC61.004.964.234.96
#FFFFFF4.961.0021.001.00
#0000004.2321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.961.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4277C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#286AC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008290
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3b6ec6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 110, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.148 260.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8197d8',
    500: '#3b6ec6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3b6ec6;
$custom-light: #8197d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3b6ec6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.986,
    "s": 54.941,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54859,
    "c": 0.14775,
    "h": 260.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3B6EC6
secondary
#CDB78F
accent
#A84ADE
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#F0F2FA
border
#CBCCD3
text
#0C0D14
muted
#7D7E83

Preview Lab

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#3B6EC6 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva