#3E48CE#3E48CE

#3E48CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.203 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E48CE
RGB	rgb(62, 72, 206)
HSL	hsl(236, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(236, 70%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 65%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.05, 39.87, -70.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.05, 80.86, 299.54°)
OKLab	oklab(48.21% 0.0095 -0.2032)
OKLCH	oklch(48.21% 0.203 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.4408, 10.1136, 59.5189)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E48CE #CEC43E

analogous

#3E90CE #3E48CE #7C3ECE

triadic

#3E48CE #CE3E48 #48CE3E

tetradic

#3E48CE #CE3E90 #CEC43E #3ECE7C

square

#3E48CE #CE3E90 #CEC43E #3ECE7C

split-complementary

#3E48CE #CE7C3E #90CE3E

monochromatic

#1D2374 #2A32A5 #3E48CE #6F76DA #A0A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#3E48CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#3E48CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E48CE

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E48CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E48CE	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e48ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 72, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.203 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867bde',
    500: '#3e48ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e48ce;
$custom-light: #867bde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e48ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.833,
    "s": 59.504,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4821,
    "c": 0.20344,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E48CE

secondary

#D3CF95

accent

#D845E3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E48CE

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

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