#3E3398#3E3398

#3E3398 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.158 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E3398
RGB	rgb(62, 51, 152)
HSL	hsl(247, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(247, 66%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 66.4%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.53, 34.55, -53.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.53, 63.97, 302.70°)
OKLab	oklab(39.85% 0.0312 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(39.85% 0.158 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.8362, 5.6582, 30.3262)
Luminance	0.0566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.50

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E3398 #8D9833

analogous

#335A98 #3E3398 #713398

triadic

#3E3398 #983E33 #33983E

tetradic

#3E3398 #98335A #8D9833 #339871

square

#3E3398 #98335A #8D9833 #339871

split-complementary

#3E3398 #987133 #5A9833

monochromatic

#19143C #2B246A #3E3398 #5447C1 #7F75D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.85

#3E3398 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#3E3398 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E3398

9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E3398	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E3398	1.00	9.85	2.13	9.85
#FFFFFF	9.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004096

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#064D61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e3398;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 51, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.158 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d6bb7',
    500: '#3e3398',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e3398;
$custom-light: #7d6bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e3398",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.535,
    "s": 49.754,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39848,
    "c": 0.15799,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05659
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E3398

secondary

#B1B96E

accent

#D94FCA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0711

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E3398

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

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