#3E3399#3E3399

#3E3399 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.159 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E3399
RGB	rgb(62, 51, 153)
HSL	hsl(246, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(246, 67%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 66.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.62, 34.88, -54.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.62, 64.54, 302.72°)
OKLab	oklab(39.94% 0.0311 -0.1562)
OKLCH	oklch(39.94% 0.159 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.9184, 5.6911, 30.7593)
Luminance	0.0569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.37

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E3399 #8E9933

analogous

#335B99 #3E3399 #713399

triadic

#3E3399 #993E33 #33993E

tetradic

#3E3399 #99335B #8E9933 #339971

square

#3E3399 #99335B #8E9933 #339971

split-complementary

#3E3399 #997133 #5B9933

monochromatic

#19143D #2B246B #3E3399 #5547C2 #7F75D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.82

#3E3399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#3E3399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E3399

9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E3399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E3399	1.00	9.82	2.14	9.82
#FFFFFF	9.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#034D61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e3399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 51, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.159 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d6bb8',
    500: '#3e3399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e3399;
$custom-light: #7d6bb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e3399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.471,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39937,
    "c": 0.15932,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E3399

secondary

#B1B96E

accent

#DA4ECA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0711

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E3399

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

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