#3C42CF#3C42CF

#3C42CF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.212 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C42CF
RGB	rgb(60, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(238, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(238, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(71%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.67, 43.60, -73.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.67, 85.19, 300.78°)
OKLab	oklab(47.21% 0.0111 -0.2116)
OKLCH	oklch(47.21% 0.212 273)
XYZ	xyz(15.0704, 9.3606, 60.0319)
Luminance	0.0936 (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

#3C42CF #CFC93C

analogous

#3C8CCF #3C42CF #803CCF

triadic

#3C42CF #CF3C42 #42CF3C

tetradic

#3C42CF #CF3C8C #CFC93C #3CCF80

square

#3C42CF #CF3C8C #CFC93C #3CCF80

split-complementary

#3C42CF #CF803C #8CCF3C

monochromatic

#1D2074 #292EA5 #3C42CF #6D72DB #9EA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#3C42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#3C42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C42CF

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C42CF	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.212 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8677df',
    500: '#3c42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c42cf;
$custom-light: #8677df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.551,
    "s": 60.494,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47207,
    "c": 0.21189,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.09362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C42CF

secondary

#D3D193

accent

#DD44E4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C42CF

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

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