#3E429D#3E429D

#3E429D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.145 H 276.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E429D
RGB	rgb(62, 66, 157)
HSL	hsl(237, 43%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(237, 61%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 58%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.60, 26.71, -50.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.60, 56.91, 297.99°)
OKLab	oklab(42.96% 0.0164 -0.1443)
OKLCH	oklch(42.96% 0.145 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.0187, 7.3541, 32.7833)
Luminance	0.0736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E429D #9D993E

analogous

#3E719D #3E429D #6A3E9D

triadic

#3E429D #9D3E42 #429D3E

tetradic

#3E429D #9D3E71 #9D993E #3E9D6A

square

#3E429D #9D3E71 #9D993E #3E9D6A

split-complementary

#3E429D #9D6A3E #719D3E

monochromatic

#1B1D45 #2D3071 #3E429D #5A5EBE #8689CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#3E429D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#3E429D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E429D

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E429D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E429D	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00499B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e429d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 66, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.145 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d76bb',
    500: '#3e429d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e429d;
$custom-light: #7d76bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e429d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.474,
    "s": 43.379,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42961,
    "c": 0.14521,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E429D

secondary

#BAB77D

accent

#CE55D3

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0A0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E429D

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

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