#3C5BAE#3C5BAE

#3C5BAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.137 H 266.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C5BAE
RGB	rgb(60, 91, 174)
HSL	hsl(224, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(224, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.5%, 47.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.41, 16.07, -47.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.41, 50.45, 288.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% -0.0093 -0.1369)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.137 266.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.2419, 11.4976, 41.5576)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C5BAE #AE8F3C

analogous

#3C94AE #3C5BAE #563CAE

triadic

#3C5BAE #AE3C5B #5BAE3C

tetradic

#3C5BAE #AE3C94 #AE8F3C #3CAE56

square

#3C5BAE #AE3C94 #AE8F3C #3CAE56

split-complementary

#3C5BAE #AE563C #94AE3C

monochromatic

#1D2B53 #2C4380 #3C5BAE #5F7CC8 #8DA1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#3C5BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#3C5BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C5BAE

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C5BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C5BAE	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3165B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c5bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 91, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.137 266.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e88c7',
    500: '#3c5bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c5bae;
$custom-light: #7e88c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c5bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.684,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49193,
    "c": 0.13718,
    "h": 266.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C5BAE

secondary

#C2B183

accent

#B350D8

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF8

border

#CACAD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C5BAE

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