#3C4AE3#3C4AE3

#3C4AE3 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.228 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C4AE3
RGB	rgb(60, 74, 227)
HSL	hsl(235, 75%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(235, 74%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 67.4%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.25, 45.59, -78.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.25, 91.02, 300.06°)
OKLab	oklab(50.35% 0.0044 -0.2279)
OKLCH	oklch(50.35% 0.228 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.1727, 11.4024, 73.9013)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C4AE3 #E3D53C

analogous

#3C9EE3 #3C4AE3 #823CE3

triadic

#3C4AE3 #E33C4A #4AE33C

tetradic

#3C4AE3 #E33C9E #E3D53C #3CE382

square

#3C4AE3 #E33C9E #E3D53C #3CE382

split-complementary

#3C4AE3 #E3823C #9EE33C

monochromatic

#151F90 #1C2BC5 #3C4AE3 #727CEB #A7ADF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#3C4AE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#3C4AE3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C4AE3

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C4AE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C4AE3	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057E0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007490

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c4ae3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 74, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.228 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7ded',
    500: '#3c4ae3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c4ae3;
$custom-light: #8a7ded;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c4ae3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.97,
    "s": 74.888,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50353,
    "c": 0.22796,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C4AE3

secondary

#E0DA9B

accent

#E236F2

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C4AE3

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

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