#3C488D#3C488D

#3C488D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.114 H 273.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C488D
RGB	rgb(60, 72, 141)
HSL	hsl(231, 40%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(231, 57%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 48.9%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.96, 16.76, -39.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.96, 43.32, 292.77°)
OKLab	oklab(42.84% 0.0064 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(42.84% 0.114 273.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.9870, 7.5178, 26.1716)
Luminance	0.0752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C488D #8D813C

analogous

#3C718D #3C488D #593C8D

triadic

#3C488D #8D3C48 #488D3C

tetradic

#3C488D #8D3C71 #8D813C #3C8D59

square

#3C488D #8D3C71 #8D813C #3C8D59

split-complementary

#3C488D #8D593C #718D3C

monochromatic

#171C37 #2A3262 #3C488D #5160B5 #7C87C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.39

#3C488D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#3C488D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C488D

8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C488D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C488D	1.00	8.39	2.50	8.39
#FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C4A8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D5763

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c488d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 72, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.114 273.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#797aaf',
    500: '#3c488d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c488d;
$custom-light: #797aaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c488d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.111,
    "s": 40.299,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42837,
    "c": 0.11411,
    "h": 273.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C488D

secondary

#B1A874

accent

#BE58D0

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF4

border

#C9C8CE

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C488D

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

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