#3E38CB#3E38CB

#3E38CB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.217 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E38CB
RGB	rgb(62, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(242, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.32, 48.27, -74.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.32, 88.96, 302.86°)
OKLab	oklab(45.44% 0.0198 -0.216)
OKLCH	oklch(45.44% 0.217 275.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.1767, 8.1629, 57.3168)
Luminance	0.0816 (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

#3E38CB #C5CB38

analogous

#387BCB #3E38CB #8738CB

triadic

#3E38CB #CB3E38 #38CB3E

tetradic

#3E38CB #CB387B #C5CB38 #38CB87

square

#3E38CB #CB387B #C5CB38 #38CB87

split-complementary

#3E38CB #CB8738 #7BCB38

monochromatic

#201C6C #2E299D #3E38CB #6D69D8 #9C99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#3E38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#3E38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E38CB

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E38CB	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.217 275.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8770dc',
    500: '#3e38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e38cb;
$custom-light: #8770dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.449,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4544,
    "c": 0.21692,
    "h": 275.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E38CB

secondary

#CDD08F

accent

#E246DB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E38CB

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

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