#3C40CE#3C40CE

#3C40CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.213 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C40CE
RGB	rgb(60, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(238, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(238, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.14, 44.45, -73.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.14, 85.87, 301.17°)
OKLab	oklab(46.8% 0.0124 -0.2124)
OKLCH	oklch(46.8% 0.213 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8337, 9.0822, 59.3518)
Luminance	0.0908 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 2.86

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C40CE #CECA3C

analogous

#3C89CE #3C40CE #813CCE

triadic

#3C40CE #CE3C40 #40CE3C

tetradic

#3C40CE #CE3C89 #CECA3C #3CCE81

square

#3C40CE #CE3C89 #CECA3C #3CCE81

split-complementary

#3C40CE #CE813C #89CE3C

monochromatic

#1D1F73 #292CA4 #3C40CE #6D70DA #9EA0E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#3C40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#3C40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C40CE

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C40CE	1.00	7.46	2.82	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006782

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.213 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8676de',
    500: '#3c40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c40ce;
$custom-light: #8676de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.356,
    "s": 59.836,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46798,
    "c": 0.2128,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C40CE

secondary

#D3D193

accent

#DF45E3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C40CE

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

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