#3E438E#3E438E

#3E438E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.122 H 276.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E438E
RGB	rgb(62, 67, 142)
HSL	hsl(236, 39%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(236, 56%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 52.8%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.79, 20.86, -42.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.79, 47.28, 296.18°)
OKLab	oklab(42.01% 0.0147 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(42.01% 0.122 276.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.8747, 6.9908, 26.4677)
Luminance	0.0699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E438E #8E893E

analogous

#3E6B8E #3E438E #613E8E

triadic

#3E438E #8E3E43 #438E3E

tetradic

#3E438E #8E3E6B #8E893E #3E8E61

square

#3E438E #8E3E6B #8E893E #3E8E61

split-complementary

#3E438E #8E613E #6B8E3E

monochromatic

#191B39 #2B2F63 #3E438E #555BB5 #7F84C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#3E438E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#3E438E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E438E

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E438E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E438E	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B4E91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E488C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#165462

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e438e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 67, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.122 276.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a77b0',
    500: '#3e438e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e438e;
$custom-light: #7a77b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e438e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 39.216,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42009,
    "c": 0.12213,
    "h": 276.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E438E

secondary

#B1AE76

accent

#C859CF

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF5

border

#C9C8CF

text

#0A0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E438E

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

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