#3B6FD1#3B6FD1

#3B6FD1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.161 H 261.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3B6FD1
RGBrgb(59, 111, 209)
HSLhsl(219, 62%, 53%)
HSVhsv(219, 72%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(71.8%, 46.9%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LABlab(48.13, 15.88, -55.70)
CIE-LCHlch(48.13, 57.92, 285.91°)
OKLaboklab(55.81% -0.0234 -0.1597)
OKLCHoklch(55.81% 0.161 261.7)
XYZxyz(18.9926, 16.9001, 62.5703)
Luminance0.1690 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3B6FD1 #D19D3B
analogous
#3BBAD1 #3B6FD1 #523BD1
triadic
#3B6FD1 #D13B6F #6FD13B
tetradic
#3B6FD1 #D13BBA #D19D3B #3BD152
square
#3B6FD1 #D13BBA #D19D3B #3BD152
split-complementary
#3B6FD1 #D1523B #BAD13B
monochromatic
#1C3B76 #2754A7 #3B6FD1 #6D93DD #9EB8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79
#3B6FD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38
#3B6FD1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B6FD1
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3B6FD1#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##3B6FD11.004.794.384.79
#FFFFFF4.791.0021.001.00
#0000004.3821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.791.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B7AD5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#156CCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008696
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3b6fd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 111, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.161 261.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8397e0',
    500: '#3b6fd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3b6fd1;
$custom-light: #8397e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3b6fd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.2,
    "s": 61.983,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55811,
    "c": 0.16143,
    "h": 261.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3B6FD1
secondary
#D4BE93
accent
#AD43E5
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#F0F2FB
border
#CBCCD4
text
#0C0D15
muted
#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B6FD1

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#3B6FD1 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva