#3E404A#3E404A

#3E404A is a dark, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.017 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E404A
RGB	rgb(62, 64, 74)
HSL	hsl(230, 9%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(230, 16%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.2%, 13.5%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.26, 1.59, -6.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.26, 6.54, 284.10°)
OKLab	oklab(37.35% 0.002 -0.0171)
OKLCH	oklch(37.35% 0.017 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.0558, 5.1853, 7.2117)
Luminance	0.0519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E404A #4A483E

analogous

#3E464A #3E404A #423E4A

triadic

#3E404A #4A3E40 #404A3E

tetradic

#3E404A #4A3E46 #4A483E #3E4A42

square

#3E404A #4A3E46 #4A483E #3E4A42

split-complementary

#3E404A #4A423E #464A3E

monochromatic

#0E0E11 #222329 #3E404A #5A5D6B #767A8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.31

#3E404A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#3E404A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E404A

10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E404A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E404A	1.00	10.31	2.04	10.31
#FFFFFF	10.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D414A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D404A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B4243

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e404a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 64, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.017 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73747c',
    500: '#3e404a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e404a;
$custom-light: #73747c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e404a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 8.824,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37346,
    "c": 0.01726,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E404A

secondary

#79776B

accent

#A876B2

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#ECEDEE

border

#C7C8C9

text

#080809

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E404A

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

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