#3C5CAE#3C5CAE
#3C5CAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.136 H 265.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C5CAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 92, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 49%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 66%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 47.1%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.69, 15.43, -47.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.69, 49.82, 288.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.41% -0.0103 -0.1355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.41% 0.136 265.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3280, 11.6697, 41.5863) |
| Luminance | 0.1167 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.78
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.07
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.32
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.42
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.27
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C5CAE #AE8E3C
analogous
#3C95AE #3C5CAE #553CAE
triadic
#3C5CAE #AE3C5C #5CAE3C
tetradic
#3C5CAE #AE3C95 #AE8E3C #3CAE55
square
#3C5CAE #AE3C95 #AE8E3C #3CAE55
split-complementary
#3C5CAE #AE553C #95AE3C
monochromatic
#1D2C53 #2C4480 #3C5CAE #5F7DC8 #8DA2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.30
#3C5CAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.33
#3C5CAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3C5CAE
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C5CAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C5CAE | 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)
#3365B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1D5BAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006F7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c5cae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 92, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.136 265.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7e89c7',
500: '#3c5cae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c5cae; $custom-light: #7e89c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c5cae",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 92,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.158,
"s": 48.718,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49407,
"c": 0.13591,
"h": 265.6
},
"luminance": 0.11671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C5CAE
secondary
#C2B183
accent
#B250D8
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFF0F8
border
#CACBD1
text
#0B0B13
muted
#7C7C82