#3C42CD#3C42CD

#3C42CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.209 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C42CD
RGB	rgb(60, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(238, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(238, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.49, 42.93, -72.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.49, 84.11, 300.69°)
OKLab	oklab(47.02% 0.0113 -0.2091)
OKLCH	oklch(47.02% 0.209 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.8274, 9.2634, 58.7524)
Luminance	0.0926 (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

#3C42CD #CDC73C

analogous

#3C8BCD #3C42CD #7E3CCD

triadic

#3C42CD #CD3C42 #42CD3C

tetradic

#3C42CD #CD3C8B #CDC73C #3CCD7E

square

#3C42CD #CD3C8B #CDC73C #3CCD7E

split-complementary

#3C42CD #CD7E3C #8BCD3C

monochromatic

#1D2171 #2A2FA2 #3C42CD #6D71D9 #9DA0E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#3C42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#3C42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C42CD

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C42CD	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006882

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.209 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8677dd',
    500: '#3c42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c42cd;
$custom-light: #8677dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.517,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47019,
    "c": 0.20939,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C42CD

secondary

#D2D093

accent

#DC45E2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C42CD

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

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