#3E42BE#3E42BE

#3E42BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.190 H 274.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E42BE
RGB	rgb(62, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(238, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(238, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.28, 38.08, -65.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.28, 75.82, 300.15°)
OKLab	oklab(45.76% 0.0151 -0.1892)
OKLCH	oklch(45.76% 0.19 274.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.2260, 8.6371, 49.6753)
Luminance	0.0864 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E42BE #BEBA3E

analogous

#3E82BE #3E42BE #7A3EBE

triadic

#3E42BE #BE3E42 #42BE3E

tetradic

#3E42BE #BE3E82 #BEBA3E #3EBE7A

square

#3E42BE #BE3E82 #BEBA3E #3EBE7A

split-complementary

#3E42BE #BE7A3E #82BE3E

monochromatic

#202262 #2F3290 #3E42BE #6B6ECF #999BDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#3E42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#3E42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E42BE

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E42BE	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.190 274.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8377d3',
    500: '#3e42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e42be;
$custom-light: #8377d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.125,
    "s": 50.794,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45764,
    "c": 0.18982,
    "h": 274.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E42BE

secondary

#C9C88E

accent

#D64EDA

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E42BE

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

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