#3C487E#3C487E

#3C487E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.091 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C487E
RGB	rgb(60, 72, 126)
HSL	hsl(229, 35%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(229, 52%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 42.9%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.04, 11.57, -32.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.04, 34.17, 289.79°)
OKLab	oklab(41.84% 0.0039 -0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(41.84% 0.091 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.9455, 7.1012, 20.6866)
Luminance	0.0710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C487E #7E723C

analogous

#3C697E #3C487E #513C7E

triadic

#3C487E #7E3C48 #487E3C

tetradic

#3C487E #7E3C69 #7E723C #3C7E51

square

#3C487E #7E3C69 #7E723C #3C7E51

split-complementary

#3C487E #7E513C #697E3C

monochromatic

#15192B #283055 #3C487E #5060A7 #7683BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#3C487E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#3C487E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C487E

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C487E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C487E	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#324E80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C497D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#20535D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c487e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 72, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.091 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767aa4',
    500: '#3c487e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c487e;
$custom-light: #767aa4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c487e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.091,
    "s": 35.484,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41835,
    "c": 0.09117,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C487E

secondary

#A89D6E

accent

#B75CCC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#09090F

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C487E

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

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