#3C4497#3C4497

#3C4497 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.134 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C4497
RGB	rgb(60, 68, 151)
HSL	hsl(235, 43%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(235, 60%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 55%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.54, 22.92, -46.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.54, 52.03, 296.14°)
OKLab	oklab(42.74% 0.0118 -0.1339)
OKLCH	oklch(42.74% 0.134 275)
XYZ	xyz(9.5147, 7.3285, 30.1853)
Luminance	0.0733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C4497 #978F3C

analogous

#3C7297 #3C4497 #623C97

triadic

#3C4497 #973C44 #44973C

tetradic

#3C4497 #973C72 #978F3C #3C9762

square

#3C4497 #973C72 #978F3C #3C9762

split-complementary

#3C4497 #97623C #72973C

monochromatic

#191D3F #2B306B #3C4497 #555EBB #8187CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.52

#3C4497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#3C4497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C4497

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C4497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C4497	1.00	8.52	2.47	8.52
#FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E519A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004995

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005766

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c4497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 68, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.134 275.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b77b6',
    500: '#3c4497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c4497;
$custom-light: #7b77b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c4497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.725,
    "s": 43.128,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42742,
    "c": 0.13441,
    "h": 275
  },
  "luminance": 0.07329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C4497

secondary

#B7B178

accent

#C855D3

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C4497

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

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