#3E42C5#3E42C5

#3E42C5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.199 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E42C5
RGB	rgb(62, 66, 197)
HSL	hsl(238, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 66.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.89, 40.46, -68.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.89, 79.69, 300.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.4% 0.0144 -0.1983)
OKLCH	oklch(46.4% 0.199 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.0095, 8.9505, 53.8018)
Luminance	0.0895 (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

#3E42C5 #C5C13E

analogous

#3E85C5 #3E42C5 #7D3EC5

triadic

#3E42C5 #C53E42 #42C53E

tetradic

#3E42C5 #C53E85 #C5C13E #3EC57D

square

#3E42C5 #C53E85 #C5C13E #3EC57D

split-complementary

#3E42C5 #C57D3E #85C53E

monochromatic

#202269 #2E3198 #3E42C5 #6D70D3 #9C9EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#3E42C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#3E42C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E42C5

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E42C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E42C5	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00657E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e42c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 66, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.199 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8577d8',
    500: '#3e42c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e42c5;
$custom-light: #8577d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e42c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.222,
    "s": 53.785,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46398,
    "c": 0.1988,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E42C5

secondary

#CDCC91

accent

#D94BDD

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E42C5

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

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