#3C5BB2#3C5BB2
#3C5BB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.143 H 266.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C5BB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 91, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 48.9%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.66, 17.52, -49.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.66, 52.76, 289.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.47% -0.0088 -0.1426) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.47% 0.143 266.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6377, 11.6559, 43.6420) |
| Luminance | 0.1166 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.07
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.37
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.62
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.65
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.69
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C5BB2 #B2933C
analogous
#3C96B2 #3C5BB2 #583CB2
triadic
#3C5BB2 #B23C5B #5BB23C
tetradic
#3C5BB2 #B23C96 #B2933C #3CB258
square
#3C5BB2 #B23C96 #B2933C #3CB258
split-complementary
#3C5BB2 #B2583C #96B23C
monochromatic
#1D2C56 #2D4484 #3C5BB2 #617DCA #8FA3D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.30
#3C5BB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.33
#3C5BB2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3C5BB2
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C5BB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C5BB2 | 1.00 | 6.30 | 3.33 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D66B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#105BB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006F7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c5bb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 91, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.143 266.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7e88ca',
500: '#3c5bb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c5bb2; $custom-light: #7e88ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c5bb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 91,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.237,
"s": 49.58,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49473,
"c": 0.14284,
"h": 266.5
},
"luminance": 0.11657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C5BB2
secondary
#C4B486
accent
#B54FD9
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFEFF8
border
#CACAD1
text
#0B0B13
muted
#7C7C82