#3C50BD#3C50BD

#3C50BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.172 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C50BD
RGB	rgb(60, 80, 189)
HSL	hsl(231, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(231, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 57.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.50, 28.61, -59.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.50, 66.22, 295.59°)
OKLab	oklab(48.09% 0.0019 -0.172)
OKLCH	oklch(48.09% 0.172 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.9143, 10.3708, 49.4027)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C50BD #BDA93C

analogous

#3C91BD #3C50BD #693CBD

triadic

#3C50BD #BD3C50 #50BD3C

tetradic

#3C50BD #BD3C91 #BDA93C #3CBD69

square

#3C50BD #BD3C91 #BDA93C #3CBD69

split-complementary

#3C50BD #BD693C #91BD3C

monochromatic

#1F2960 #2D3C8F #3C50BD #6777CF #96A1DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#3C50BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#3C50BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C50BD

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C50BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C50BD	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c50bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 80, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.172 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8180d2',
    500: '#3c50bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c50bd;
$custom-light: #8180d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c50bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.698,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48086,
    "c": 0.17201,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C50BD

secondary

#C9C08C

accent

#C54DDB

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C50BD

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

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