#3C42C4#3C42C4

#3C42C4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.198 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C42C4
RGB	rgb(60, 66, 196)
HSL	hsl(237, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(237, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 66.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.68, 39.87, -68.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.68, 79.19, 300.23°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% 0.0122 -0.1976)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.198 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7722, 8.8413, 53.1946)
Luminance	0.0884 (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

#3C42C4 #C4BE3C

analogous

#3C86C4 #3C42C4 #7A3CC4

triadic

#3C42C4 #C43C42 #42C43C

tetradic

#3C42C4 #C43C86 #C4BE3C #3CC47A

square

#3C42C4 #C43C86 #C4BE3C #3CC47A

split-complementary

#3C42C4 #C47A3C #86C43C

monochromatic

#1F2267 #2D3296 #3C42C4 #6B70D2 #9A9DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#3C42C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#3C42C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C42C4

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C42C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C42C4	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c42c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 66, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.198 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8477d7',
    500: '#3c42c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c42c4;
$custom-light: #8477d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c42c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.353,
    "s": 53.543,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46185,
    "c": 0.19803,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C42C4

secondary

#CCCA90

accent

#D64BDD

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C42C4

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

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