#3C40C6#3C40C6

#3C40C6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.203 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C40C6
RGB	rgb(60, 64, 198)
HSL	hsl(238, 55%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.7%, 67.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.41, 41.76, -70.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.41, 81.54, 300.81°)
OKLab	oklab(46.04% 0.0133 -0.2024)
OKLCH	oklch(46.04% 0.203 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.8865, 8.7033, 54.3632)
Luminance	0.0871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 2.50

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C40C6 #C6C23C

analogous

#3C85C6 #3C40C6 #7D3CC6

triadic

#3C40C6 #C63C40 #40C63C

tetradic

#3C40C6 #C63C85 #C6C23C #3CC67D

square

#3C40C6 #C63C85 #C6C23C #3CC67D

split-complementary

#3C40C6 #C67D3C #85C63C

monochromatic

#1F2169 #2D3098 #3C40C6 #6B6ED4 #9B9DE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#3C40C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#3C40C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C40C6

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C40C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C40C6	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ACA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c40c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 64, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.203 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8475d8',
    500: '#3c40c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c40c6;
$custom-light: #8475d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c40c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.261,
    "s": 54.762,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46044,
    "c": 0.20281,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C40C6

secondary

#CECC90

accent

#DA4ADE

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C40C6

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

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