#3C42C3#3C42C3

#3C42C3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.197 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C42C3
RGB	rgb(60, 66, 195)
HSL	hsl(237, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(237, 69%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 66.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.59, 39.53, -67.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.59, 78.64, 300.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.09% 0.0123 -0.1964)
OKLCH	oklch(46.09% 0.197 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.6587, 8.7959, 52.5971)
Luminance	0.0880 (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

#3C42C3 #C3BD3C

analogous

#3C86C3 #3C42C3 #793CC3

triadic

#3C42C3 #C33C42 #42C33C

tetradic

#3C42C3 #C33C86 #C3BD3C #3CC379

square

#3C42C3 #C33C86 #C3BD3C #3CC379

split-complementary

#3C42C3 #C3793C #86C33C

monochromatic

#1F2265 #2E3294 #3C42C3 #6B6FD1 #9A9DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#3C42C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#3C42C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C42C3

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C42C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C42C3	1.00	7.61	2.76	7.61
#FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c42c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 66, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.197 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8477d6',
    500: '#3c42c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c42c3;
$custom-light: #8477d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c42c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.333,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46093,
    "c": 0.19676,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C42C3

secondary

#CCC98F

accent

#D64BDC

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C42C3

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

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