#3E488D#3E488D

#3E488D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.114 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E488D
RGB	rgb(62, 72, 141)
HSL	hsl(232, 39%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(232, 56%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 48.9%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.10, 17.20, -39.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.10, 43.28, 293.42°)
OKLab	oklab(42.98% 0.0087 -0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(42.98% 0.114 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.1101, 7.5813, 26.1774)
Luminance	0.0758 (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

#3E488D #8D833E

analogous

#3E708D #3E488D #5C3E8D

triadic

#3E488D #8D3E48 #488D3E

tetradic

#3E488D #8D3E70 #8D833E #3E8D5C

square

#3E488D #8D3E70 #8D833E #3E8D5C

split-complementary

#3E488D #8D5C3E #708D3E

monochromatic

#191D38 #2B3262 #3E488D #5460B4 #7F88C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.35

#3E488D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#3E488D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E488D

8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E488D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E488D	1.00	8.35	2.52	8.35
#FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#285190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4B8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#165763

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e488d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 72, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.114 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a7aaf',
    500: '#3e488d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e488d;
$custom-light: #7a7aaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e488d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.405,
    "s": 38.916,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42977,
    "c": 0.11355,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E488D

secondary

#B1A976

accent

#C059CF

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF4

border

#C9C8CE

text

#0A0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E488D

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

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