#3E404E#3E404E

#3E404E is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.024 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E404E
RGB	rgb(62, 64, 78)
HSL	hsl(233, 11%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(233, 21%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.5%, 17.9%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.41, 2.64, -8.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.41, 9.12, 286.81°)
OKLab	oklab(37.52% 0.0037 -0.0238)
OKLCH	oklch(37.52% 0.024 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.1948, 5.2409, 7.9442)
Luminance	0.0524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E404E #4E4C3E

analogous

#3E484E #3E404E #443E4E

triadic

#3E404E #4E3E40 #404E3E

tetradic

#3E404E #4E3E48 #4E4C3E #3E4E44

square

#3E404E #4E3E48 #4E4C3E #3E4E44

split-complementary

#3E404E #4E443E #484E3E

monochromatic

#0E0E11 #23242C #3E404E #595C70 #757991

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.25

#3E404E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#3E404E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E404E

10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E404E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E404E	1.00	10.25	2.05	10.25
#FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C414F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B404E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A4245

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e404e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 64, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.024 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73747f',
    500: '#3e404e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e404e;
$custom-light: #73747f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e404e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.5,
    "s": 11.429,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37518,
    "c": 0.02404,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E404E

secondary

#7D7B6B

accent

#AC73B4

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDEE

border

#C8C8C9

text

#08080A

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E404E

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

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