#3E42C2#3E42C2

#3E42C2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.195 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E42C2
RGB	rgb(62, 66, 194)
HSL	hsl(238, 52%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(238, 68%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(68%, 66%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.62, 39.44, -67.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.62, 78.04, 300.36°)
OKLab	oklab(46.13% 0.0147 -0.1944)
OKLCH	oklch(46.13% 0.195 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.6692, 8.8143, 52.0095)
Luminance	0.0882 (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

#3E42C2 #C2BE3E

analogous

#3E84C2 #3E42C2 #7C3EC2

triadic

#3E42C2 #C23E42 #42C23E

tetradic

#3E42C2 #C23E84 #C2BE3E #3EC27C

square

#3E42C2 #C23E84 #C2BE3E #3EC27C

split-complementary

#3E42C2 #C27C3E #84C23E

monochromatic

#202266 #2F3294 #3E42C2 #6D70D1 #9B9DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#3E42C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#3E42C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E42C2

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E42C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E42C2	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e42c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 66, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.195 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8477d6',
    500: '#3e42c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e42c2;
$custom-light: #8477d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e42c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.182,
    "s": 51.969,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46125,
    "c": 0.19497,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E42C2

secondary

#CBCA90

accent

#D74CDB

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E42C2

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

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