#3C5EA9#3C5EA9
#3C5EA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.126 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C5EA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 94, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 64%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 44.4%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.94, 12.33, -44.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.94, 45.70, 285.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.51% -0.0132 -0.1256) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.51% 0.126 264) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0251, 11.8294, 39.1253) |
| Luminance | 0.1183 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.14
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.43
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.09
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.54
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.85
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C5EA9 #A9873C
analogous
#3C95A9 #3C5EA9 #503CA9
triadic
#3C5EA9 #A93C5E #5EA93C
tetradic
#3C5EA9 #A93C95 #A9873C #3CA950
square
#3C5EA9 #A93C95 #A9873C #3CA950
split-complementary
#3C5EA9 #A9503C #95A93C
monochromatic
#1C2C4F #2C457C #3C5EA9 #5D7DC5 #8AA2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.24
#3C5EA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.37
#3C5EA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3C5EA9
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C5EA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C5EA9 | 1.00 | 6.24 | 3.37 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B66AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#295CA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006F7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c5ea9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 94, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.126 264.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d8bc3',
500: '#3c5ea9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c5ea9; $custom-light: #7d8bc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c5ea9",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 94,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.284,
"s": 47.598,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49505,
"c": 0.12629,
"h": 264
},
"luminance": 0.11831
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C5EA9
secondary
#C0AC81
accent
#AD51D7
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFF0F8
border
#CACBD1
text
#0A0B12
muted
#7C7C81