#3E42C6#3E42C6

#3E42C6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.200 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E42C6
RGB	rgb(62, 66, 198)
HSL	hsl(238, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 69%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.7%, 66.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.98, 40.80, -69.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.98, 80.24, 300.56°)
OKLab	oklab(46.49% 0.0143 -0.1996)
OKLCH	oklch(46.49% 0.2 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1245, 8.9965, 54.4073)
Luminance	0.0900 (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

#3E42C6 #C6C23E

analogous

#3E86C6 #3E42C6 #7E3EC6

triadic

#3E42C6 #C63E42 #42C63E

tetradic

#3E42C6 #C63E86 #C6C23E #3EC67E

square

#3E42C6 #C63E86 #C6C23E #3EC67E

split-complementary

#3E42C6 #C67E3E #86C63E

monochromatic

#1F226A #2D3199 #3E42C6 #6D70D4 #9C9FE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#3E42C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#3E42C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E42C6

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E42C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E42C6	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00657E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e42c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 66, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.200 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8577d8',
    500: '#3e42c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e42c6;
$custom-light: #8577d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e42c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.235,
    "s": 54.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4649,
    "c": 0.20007,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E42C6

secondary

#CECC92

accent

#D94ADE

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E42C6

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

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