#3E4256#3E4256

#3E4256 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.035 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4256
RGB	rgb(62, 66, 86)
HSL	hsl(230, 16%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(230, 28%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 23.3%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.36, 3.52, -12.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.36, 12.98, 285.73°)
OKLab	oklab(38.37% 0.0035 -0.0343)
OKLCH	oklch(38.37% 0.035 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.6141, 5.5923, 9.5859)
Luminance	0.0559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4256 #56523E

analogous

#3E4E56 #3E4256 #463E56

triadic

#3E4256 #563E42 #42563E

tetradic

#3E4256 #563E4E #56523E #3E5646

square

#3E4256 #563E4E #56523E #3E5646

split-complementary

#3E4256 #56463E #4E563E

monochromatic

#0D0E12 #242732 #3E4256 #585D7A #747A9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.91

#3E4256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#3E4256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4256

9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4256	1.00	9.91	2.12	9.91
#FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C4457

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B4255

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#384649

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 66, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.035 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#737685',
    500: '#3e4256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4256;
$custom-light: #737685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 16.216,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38367,
    "c": 0.0345,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4256

secondary

#86816A

accent

#AD6FB9

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EDEDEF

border

#C8C8CA

text

#08080B

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4256

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

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