#3E4050#3E4050

#3E4050 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.027 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4050
RGB	rgb(62, 64, 80)
HSL	hsl(233, 13%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(233, 23%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 20%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.49, 3.17, -9.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.49, 10.41, 287.75°)
OKLab	oklab(37.61% 0.0045 -0.0271)
OKLCH	oklch(37.61% 0.027 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.2676, 5.2700, 8.3275)
Luminance	0.0527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4050 #504E3E

analogous

#3E4950 #3E4050 #453E50

triadic

#3E4050 #503E40 #40503E

tetradic

#3E4050 #503E49 #504E3E #3E5045

square

#3E4050 #503E49 #504E3E #3E5045

split-complementary

#3E4050 #50453E #49503E

monochromatic

#0D0E11 #23242E #3E4050 #595C72 #757894

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.22

#3E4050 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#3E4050 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4050

10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4050	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4050	1.00	10.22	2.05	10.22
#FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C4251

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B4050

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A4345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4050;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 64, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.027 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#737481',
    500: '#3e4050',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4050;
$custom-light: #737481;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4050",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.333,
    "s": 12.676,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37607,
    "c": 0.02743,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4050

secondary

#7F7D6B

accent

#AE72B6

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDEE

border

#C8C8C9

text

#08080A

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4050

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

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