#3E429C#3E429C

#3E429C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.144 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E429C
RGB	rgb(62, 66, 156)
HSL	hsl(237, 43%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(237, 60%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 57.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.52, 26.36, -49.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.52, 56.32, 297.91°)
OKLab	oklab(42.88% 0.0164 -0.1428)
OKLCH	oklch(42.88% 0.144 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.9336, 7.3201, 32.3355)
Luminance	0.0732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E429C #9C983E

analogous

#3E719C #3E429C #693E9C

triadic

#3E429C #9C3E42 #429C3E

tetradic

#3E429C #9C3E71 #9C983E #3E9C69

square

#3E429C #9C3E71 #9C983E #3E9C69

split-complementary

#3E429C #9C693E #719C3E

monochromatic

#1B1D44 #2D2F70 #3E429C #5A5EBD #8689CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.52

#3E429C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#3E429C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E429C

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E429C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E429C	1.00	8.52	2.46	8.52
#FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00519F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00499A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005768

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e429c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 66, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.144 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d76ba',
    500: '#3e429c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e429c;
$custom-light: #7d76ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e429c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.447,
    "s": 43.119,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42881,
    "c": 0.14379,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E429C

secondary

#B9B77D

accent

#CE55D3

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0A0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E429C

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