#3D42CA#3D42CA

#3D42CA is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.205 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3D42CA
RGB	rgb(61, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(238, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(238, 70%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.8%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.27, 42.03, -70.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.27, 82.45, 300.65°)
OKLab	oklab(46.8% 0.0127 -0.205)
OKLCH	oklch(46.8% 0.205 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.5298, 9.1514, 56.8663)
Luminance	0.0915 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 2.57

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3D42CA #CAC53D

analogous

#3D89CA #3D42CA #7F3DCA

triadic

#3D42CA #CA3D42 #42CA3D

tetradic

#3D42CA #CA3D89 #CAC53D #3DCA7F

square

#3D42CA #CA3D89 #CAC53D #3DCA7F

split-complementary

#3D42CA #CA7F3D #89CA3D

monochromatic

#1E216E #2B2F9F #3D42CA #6D71D7 #9DA0E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#3D42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#3D42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3D42CA

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3D42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3D42CA	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3d42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(61, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.205 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8577db',
    500: '#3d42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3d42ca;
$custom-light: #8577db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3d42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 61,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.872,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46798,
    "c": 0.20539,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3D42CA

secondary

#D0CE92

accent

#DB47E0

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3D42CA

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

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