#3C40C3#3C40C3

#3C40C3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.199 H 273.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C40C3
RGB	rgb(60, 64, 195)
HSL	hsl(238, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(238, 69%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 67.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.14, 40.75, -68.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.14, 79.90, 300.66°)
OKLab	oklab(45.76% 0.0137 -0.1985)
OKLCH	oklch(45.76% 0.199 273.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5439, 8.5663, 52.5589)
Luminance	0.0857 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C40C3 #C3BF3C

analogous

#3C84C3 #3C40C3 #7B3CC3

triadic

#3C40C3 #C33C40 #40C33C

tetradic

#3C40C3 #C33C84 #C3BF3C #3CC37B

square

#3C40C3 #C33C84 #C3BF3C #3CC37B

split-complementary

#3C40C3 #C37B3C #84C33C

monochromatic

#1F2165 #2E3194 #3C40C3 #6B6ED1 #9A9CE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#3C40C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#3C40C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C40C3

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C40C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C40C3	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c40c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 64, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.199 273.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8475d6',
    500: '#3c40c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c40c3;
$custom-light: #8475d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c40c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.222,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45764,
    "c": 0.19902,
    "h": 273.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C40C3

secondary

#CCCA8F

accent

#D84BDC

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C40C3

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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