#3C5EAD#3C5EAD
#3C5EAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.132 H 264.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C5EAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 94, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 48%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 65%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 45.7%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.19, 13.78, -45.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.19, 48.00, 286.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.77% -0.0125 -0.1314) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.77% 0.132 264.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4064, 11.9819, 41.1333) |
| Luminance | 0.1198 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.64
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.86
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.99
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.55
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.74
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C5EAD #AD8B3C
analogous
#3C96AD #3C5EAD #523CAD
triadic
#3C5EAD #AD3C5E #5EAD3C
tetradic
#3C5EAD #AD3C96 #AD8B3C #3CAD52
square
#3C5EAD #AD3C96 #AD8B3C #3CAD52
split-complementary
#3C5EAD #AD523C #96AD3C
monochromatic
#1C2D52 #2C4580 #3C5EAD #5F7EC7 #8CA3D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.18
#3C5EAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.40
#3C5EAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3C5EAD
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C5EAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C5EAD | 1.00 | 6.18 | 3.40 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3867B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#245CAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00707D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c5ead; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 94, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.132 264.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d8bc6',
500: '#3c5ead',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c5ead; $custom-light: #7d8bc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c5ead",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 94,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.947,
"s": 48.498,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49771,
"c": 0.13199,
"h": 264.6
},
"luminance": 0.11983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C5EAD
secondary
#C2AF83
accent
#AF50D8
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFF0F8
border
#CACBD1
text
#0B0B13
muted
#7C7C82