#3C538C#3C538C

#3C538C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.098 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C538C
RGB	rgb(60, 83, 140)
HSL	hsl(223, 40%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(223, 57%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 40.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.06, 9.17, -34.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.06, 35.58, 284.93°)
OKLab	oklab(45.19% -0.0068 -0.0975)
OKLCH	oklch(45.19% 0.098 266)
XYZ	xyz(9.6888, 9.0399, 26.0402)
Luminance	0.0904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C538C #8C753C

analogous

#3C7B8C #3C538C #4D3C8C

triadic

#3C538C #8C3C53 #538C3C

tetradic

#3C538C #8C3C7B #8C753C #3C8C4D

square

#3C538C #8C3C7B #8C753C #3C8C4D

split-complementary

#3C538C #8C4D3C #7B8C3C

monochromatic

#172036 #2A3A61 #3C538C #516DB4 #7C91C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#3C538C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#3C538C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C538C

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C538C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C538C	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B598E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#31518B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B5F68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c538c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 83, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.098 266.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7883ae',
    500: '#3c538c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c538c;
$custom-light: #7883ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c538c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.75,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45193,
    "c": 0.09775,
    "h": 266
  },
  "luminance": 0.09041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C538C

secondary

#B09F73

accent

#AD58D0

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEEF4

border

#C9C9CE

text

#090A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C538C

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

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