#3C5BB5#3C5BB5
#3C5BB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.147 H 266.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C5BB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 91, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.9%, 49.7%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.86, 18.61, -51.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.86, 54.49, 289.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.69% -0.0084 -0.1468) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.69% 0.147 266.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9422, 11.7777, 45.2457) |
| Luminance | 0.1178 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.05
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.68
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.76
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.97
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.77
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C5BB5 #B5963C
analogous
#3C98B5 #3C5BB5 #5A3CB5
triadic
#3C5BB5 #B53C5B #5BB53C
tetradic
#3C5BB5 #B53C98 #B5963C #3CB55A
square
#3C5BB5 #B53C98 #B5963C #3CB55A
split-complementary
#3C5BB5 #B55A3C #98B53C
monochromatic
#1E2D59 #2D4487 #3C5BB5 #637ECB #91A4DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.26
#3C5BB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.36
#3C5BB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3C5BB5
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C5BB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C5BB5 | 1.00 | 6.26 | 3.36 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2966B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#045BB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00707F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c5bb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 91, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.147 266.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f88cc',
500: '#3c5bb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c5bb5; $custom-light: #7f88cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c5bb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 91,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.628,
"s": 50.207,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49685,
"c": 0.14706,
"h": 266.7
},
"luminance": 0.11779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C5BB5
secondary
#C6B687
accent
#B64EDA
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFEFF9
border
#CACAD2
text
#0B0B13
muted
#7C7C82