#3E438C#3E438C

#3E438C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.119 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E438C
RGB	rgb(62, 67, 140)
HSL	hsl(236, 39%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(236, 56%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 52.1%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.65, 20.17, -41.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.65, 46.07, 295.97°)
OKLab	oklab(41.86% 0.0145 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(41.86% 0.119 277)
XYZ	xyz(8.7259, 6.9313, 25.6839)
Luminance	0.0693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E438C #8C873E

analogous

#3E6A8C #3E438C #603E8C

triadic

#3E438C #8C3E43 #438C3E

tetradic

#3E438C #8C3E6A #8C873E #3E8C60

square

#3E438C #8C3E6A #8C873E #3E8C60

split-complementary

#3E438C #8C603E #6A8C3E

monochromatic

#181A37 #2B2F62 #3E438C #545AB3 #7E83C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.80

#3E438C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#3E438C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E438C

8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E438C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E438C	1.00	8.80	2.39	8.80
#FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E4E8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#12478A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#185361

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e438c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 67, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.119 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a77ae',
    500: '#3e438c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e438c;
$custom-light: #7a77ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e438c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.154,
    "s": 38.614,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41863,
    "c": 0.11917,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.06932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E438C

secondary

#B0AC76

accent

#C759CF

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF4

border

#C9C8CE

text

#0A0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E438C

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

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