#3C5FB9#3C5FB9
#3C5FB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.148 H 265.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C5FB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 95, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 48.6%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.23, 17.47, -51.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.23, 54.25, 288.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.81% -0.0117 -0.1472) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.81% 0.148 265.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7096, 12.6464, 47.5553) |
| Luminance | 0.1265 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.88
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.52
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.84
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.19
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.20
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C5FB9 #B9963C
analogous
#3C9DB9 #3C5FB9 #573CB9
triadic
#3C5FB9 #B93C5F #5FB93C
tetradic
#3C5FB9 #B93C9D #B9963C #3CB957
square
#3C5FB9 #B93C9D #B9963C #3CB957
split-complementary
#3C5FB9 #B9573C #9DB93C
monochromatic
#1E305D #2D478B #3C5FB9 #6582CD #93A8DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.95
#3C5FB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#3C5FB9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3C5FB9
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C5FB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C5FB9 | 1.00 | 5.95 | 3.53 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2F6ABC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0E5EB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007483
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c5fb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 95, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.148 265.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#808bcf',
500: '#3c5fb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c5fb9; $custom-light: #808bcf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c5fb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 95,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.2,
"s": 51.02,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50809,
"c": 0.14765,
"h": 265.5
},
"luminance": 0.12648
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C5FB9
secondary
#C7B689
accent
#B34DDA
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFF0F9
border
#CACBD2
text
#0B0C14
muted
#7C7D82