#3C5BAC#3C5BAC
#3C5BAC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.134 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C5BAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 91, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.1%, 47.1%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.28, 15.35, -46.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.28, 49.30, 288.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.06% -0.0096 -0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.06% 0.134 265.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0484, 11.4202, 40.5384) |
| Luminance | 0.1142 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.58
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.94
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.23
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.70
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.61
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C5BAC #AC8D3C
analogous
#3C93AC #3C5BAC #553CAC
triadic
#3C5BAC #AC3C5B #5BAC3C
tetradic
#3C5BAC #AC3C93 #AC8D3C #3CAC55
square
#3C5BAC #AC3C93 #AC8D3C #3CAC55
split-complementary
#3C5BAC #AC553C #93AC3C
monochromatic
#1C2B51 #2C437F #3C5BAC #5E7BC7 #8CA0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.39
#3C5BAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.28
#3C5BAC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3C5BAC
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C5BAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C5BAC | 1.00 | 6.39 | 3.28 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3264AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1D5AAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006E7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c5bac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 91, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.134 265.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d89c5',
500: '#3c5bac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c5bac; $custom-light: #7d89c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c5bac",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 91,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.393,
"s": 48.276,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49055,
"c": 0.13433,
"h": 265.9
},
"luminance": 0.11421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C5BAC
secondary
#C1B082
accent
#B250D8
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFEFF8
border
#CACAD1
text
#0B0B13
muted
#7C7C82