#3C5EB2#3C5EB2
#3C5EB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.139 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C5EB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 94, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 47.2%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.50, 15.58, -48.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.50, 50.87, 287.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.11% -0.0117 -0.1386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.11% 0.139 265.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8993, 12.1791, 43.7292) |
| Luminance | 0.1218 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.95
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.28
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.41
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.62
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.63
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C5EB2 #B2903C
analogous
#3C99B2 #3C5EB2 #553CB2
triadic
#3C5EB2 #B23C5E #5EB23C
tetradic
#3C5EB2 #B23C99 #B2903C #3CB255
square
#3C5EB2 #B23C99 #B2903C #3CB255
split-complementary
#3C5EB2 #B2553C #99B23C
monochromatic
#1D2E56 #2D4684 #3C5EB2 #617FCA #8FA4D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.11
#3C5EB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.44
#3C5EB2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3C5EB2
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C5EB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C5EB2 | 1.00 | 6.11 | 3.44 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3368B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C5DB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00717F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c5eb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 94, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.139 265.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7e8bc9',
500: '#3c5eb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c5eb2; $custom-light: #7e8bc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c5eb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 94,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.712,
"s": 49.58,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50111,
"c": 0.13907,
"h": 265.2
},
"luminance": 0.1218
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C5EB2
secondary
#C4B286
accent
#B14FD9
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFF0F8
border
#CACBD1
text
#0B0B13
muted
#7C7C82