#3C5EBE#3C5EBE

#3C5EBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.156 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C5EBE
RGB	rgb(60, 94, 190)
HSL	hsl(224, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(224, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 50.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.28, 19.93, -54.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.28, 57.73, 290.20°)
OKLab	oklab(50.96% -0.0101 -0.1555)
OKLCH	oklch(50.96% 0.156 266.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1572, 12.6823, 50.3543)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C5EBE #BE9C3C

analogous

#3C9FBE #3C5EBE #5B3CBE

triadic

#3C5EBE #BE3C5E #5EBE3C

tetradic

#3C5EBE #BE3C9F #BE9C3C #3CBE5B

square

#3C5EBE #BE3C9F #BE9C3C #3CBE5B

split-complementary

#3C5EBE #BE5B3C #9FBE3C

monochromatic

#1F3061 #2D478F #3C5EBE #6883CF #96A9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#3C5EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#3C5EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C5EBE

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C5EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C5EBE	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#266AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c5ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 94, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.156 266.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818bd2',
    500: '#3c5ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c5ebe;
$custom-light: #818bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c5ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.308,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50957,
    "c": 0.15585,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C5EBE

secondary

#CABA8C

accent

#B64CDB

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C5EBE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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