#3E42CB#3E42CB

#3E42CB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.206 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E42CB
RGB	rgb(62, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(238, 58%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(238, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.43, 42.48, -71.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.43, 82.97, 300.80°)
OKLab	oklab(46.95% 0.0138 -0.2059)
OKLCH	oklch(46.95% 0.206 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7107, 9.2310, 57.4948)
Luminance	0.0923 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 2.74

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E42CB #CBC73E

analogous

#3E89CB #3E42CB #813ECB

triadic

#3E42CB #CB3E42 #42CB3E

tetradic

#3E42CB #CB3E89 #CBC73E #3ECB81

square

#3E42CB #CB3E89 #CBC73E #3ECB81

split-complementary

#3E42CB #CB813E #89CB3E

monochromatic

#1E2170 #2B2FA1 #3E42CB #6E71D8 #9EA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#3E42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#3E42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E42CB

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E42CB	1.00	7.38	2.85	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.206 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8677dc',
    500: '#3e42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e42cb;
$custom-light: #8677dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.298,
    "s": 57.551,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46951,
    "c": 0.20639,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E42CB

secondary

#D1D094

accent

#DC47E1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E42CB

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

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