#3E42CA#3E42CA

#3E42CA is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.205 H 273.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E42CA
RGB	rgb(62, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(238, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(238, 69%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.34, 42.15, -70.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.34, 82.42, 300.75°)
OKLab	oklab(46.86% 0.0139 -0.2047)
OKLCH	oklch(46.86% 0.205 273.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5919, 9.1834, 56.8692)
Luminance	0.0919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 2.69

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E42CA #CAC63E

analogous

#3E88CA #3E42CA #803ECA

triadic

#3E42CA #CA3E42 #42CA3E

tetradic

#3E42CA #CA3E88 #CAC63E #3ECA80

square

#3E42CA #CA3E88 #CAC63E #3ECA80

split-complementary

#3E42CA #CA803E #88CA3E

monochromatic

#1F216F #2C2F9F #3E42CA #6E71D7 #9EA0E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#3E42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#3E42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E42CA

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E42CA	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.205 273.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8677db',
    500: '#3e42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e42ca;
$custom-light: #8677db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.286,
    "s": 56.911,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46859,
    "c": 0.20513,
    "h": 273.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E42CA

secondary

#D1CF93

accent

#DC48E0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E42CA

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

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