#3E488B#3E488B

#3E488B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.111 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E488B
RGB	rgb(62, 72, 139)
HSL	hsl(232, 38%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(232, 55%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 48.2%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.97, 16.51, -38.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.97, 42.07, 293.11°)
OKLab	oklab(42.84% 0.0085 -0.1102)
OKLCH	oklch(42.84% 0.111 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.9627, 7.5223, 25.4008)
Luminance	0.0752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E488B #8B813E

analogous

#3E6F8B #3E488B #5B3E8B

triadic

#3E488B #8B3E48 #488B3E

tetradic

#3E488B #8B3E6F #8B813E #3E8B5B

square

#3E488B #8B3E6F #8B813E #3E8B5B

split-complementary

#3E488B #8B5B3E #6F8B3E

monochromatic

#181C36 #2B3261 #3E488B #5460B3 #7E87C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#3E488B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#3E488B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E488B

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E488B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E488B	1.00	8.38	2.50	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#29518D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#204A8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#185763

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e488b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 72, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.111 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#797aad',
    500: '#3e488b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e488b;
$custom-light: #797aad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e488b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.208,
    "s": 38.308,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42839,
    "c": 0.11053,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E488B

secondary

#B0A875

accent

#BF5ACE

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF4

border

#C9C8CE

text

#0A0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E488B

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

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