#3D42C6#3D42C6

#3D42C6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.200 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3D42C6
RGB	rgb(61, 66, 198)
HSL	hsl(238, 55%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 69%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 66.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.92, 40.67, -69.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.92, 80.26, 300.45°)
OKLab	oklab(46.43% 0.0132 -0.1999)
OKLCH	oklch(46.43% 0.2 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.0623, 8.9644, 54.4043)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3D42C6 #C6C13D

analogous

#3D86C6 #3D42C6 #7C3DC6

triadic

#3D42C6 #C63D42 #42C63D

tetradic

#3D42C6 #C63D86 #C6C13D #3DC67C

square

#3D42C6 #C63D86 #C6C13D #3DC67C

split-complementary

#3D42C6 #C67C3D #86C63D

monochromatic

#1F226A #2D3199 #3D42C6 #6C70D4 #9C9EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#3D42C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#3D42C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3D42C6

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3D42C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3D42C6	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00657E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3d42c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(61, 66, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.200 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8577d8',
    500: '#3d42c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3d42c6;
$custom-light: #8577d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3d42c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 61,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.81,
    "s": 54.582,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46429,
    "c": 0.20032,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3D42C6

secondary

#CECC91

accent

#D94ADE

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3D42C6

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

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