#3E3597#3E3597

#3E3597 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.154 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E3597
RGB	rgb(62, 53, 151)
HSL	hsl(246, 48%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(246, 65%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 64.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.91, 32.98, -52.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.91, 62.08, 302.09°)
OKLab	oklab(40.1% 0.0295 -0.1512)
OKLCH	oklch(40.1% 0.154 281)
XYZ	xyz(8.8439, 5.8041, 29.9264)
Luminance	0.0580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.56

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E3597 #8E9735

analogous

#355D97 #3E3597 #6F3597

triadic

#3E3597 #973E35 #35973E

tetradic

#3E3597 #97355D #8E9735 #35976F

square

#3E3597 #97355D #8E9735 #35976F

split-complementary

#3E3597 #976F35 #5D9735

monochromatic

#19153C #2B256A #3E3597 #554ABF #7F77CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.72

#3E3597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#3E3597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E3597

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E3597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E3597	1.00	9.72	2.16	9.72
#FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#084D61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e3597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 53, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.154 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d6db6',
    500: '#3e3597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e3597;
$custom-light: #7d6db6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e3597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.51,
    "s": 48.039,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40097,
    "c": 0.15409,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.05805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E3597

secondary

#B1B870

accent

#D850CB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0A0711

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E3597

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

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