#3E42BF#3E42BF

#3E42BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.191 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E42BF
RGB	rgb(62, 66, 191)
HSL	hsl(238, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(238, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.36, 38.42, -66.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.36, 76.37, 300.21°)
OKLab	oklab(45.85% 0.015 -0.1905)
OKLCH	oklch(45.85% 0.191 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.3357, 8.6809, 50.2529)
Luminance	0.0868 (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

#3E42BF #BFBB3E

analogous

#3E82BF #3E42BF #7B3EBF

triadic

#3E42BF #BF3E42 #42BF3E

tetradic

#3E42BF #BF3E82 #BFBB3E #3EBF7B

square

#3E42BF #BF3E82 #BFBB3E #3EBF7B

split-complementary

#3E42BF #BF7B3E #82BF3E

monochromatic

#202263 #2F3291 #3E42BF #6B6ECF #999CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#3E42BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#3E42BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E42BF

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E42BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E42BF	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e42bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 66, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.191 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8477d3',
    500: '#3e42bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e42bf;
$custom-light: #8477d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e42bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.14,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45854,
    "c": 0.19111,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E42BF

secondary

#CAC88F

accent

#D64DDA

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E42BF

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

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