#3E438B#3E438B

#3E438B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.118 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E438B
RGB	rgb(62, 67, 139)
HSL	hsl(236, 38%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(236, 55%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 51.8%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.58, 19.83, -40.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.58, 45.46, 295.86°)
OKLab	oklab(41.79% 0.0144 -0.1168)
OKLCH	oklch(41.79% 0.118 277)
XYZ	xyz(8.6525, 6.9020, 25.2974)
Luminance	0.0690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E438B #8B863E

analogous

#3E6A8B #3E438B #603E8B

triadic

#3E438B #8B3E43 #438B3E

tetradic

#3E438B #8B3E6A #8B863E #3E8B60

square

#3E438B #8B3E6A #8B863E #3E8B60

split-complementary

#3E438B #8B603E #6A8B3E

monochromatic

#181A36 #2B2F61 #3E438B #545AB3 #7E83C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.82

#3E438B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#3E438B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E438B

8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E438B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E438B	1.00	8.82	2.38	8.82
#FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F4E8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#144789

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#195360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e438b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 67, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.118 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a77ad',
    500: '#3e438b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e438b;
$custom-light: #7a77ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e438b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.104,
    "s": 38.308,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41791,
    "c": 0.11767,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.06903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E438B

secondary

#B0AC75

accent

#C75ACE

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF4

border

#C9C8CE

text

#0A0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E438B

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

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