#3E498E#3E498E

#3E498E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.114 H 273.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E498E
RGB	rgb(62, 73, 142)
HSL	hsl(232, 39%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(232, 56%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 48.6%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.44, 16.89, -39.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.44, 43.21, 293.01°)
OKLab	oklab(43.26% 0.0077 -0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(43.26% 0.114 273.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.2501, 7.7416, 26.5928)
Luminance	0.0774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E498E #8E833E

analogous

#3E718E #3E498E #5B3E8E

triadic

#3E498E #8E3E49 #498E3E

tetradic

#3E498E #8E3E71 #8E833E #3E8E5B

square

#3E498E #8E3E71 #8E833E #3E8E5B

split-complementary

#3E498E #8E5B3E #718E3E

monochromatic

#191D39 #2B3363 #3E498E #5562B5 #7F89C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.24

#3E498E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#3E498E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E498E

8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E498E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E498E	1.00	8.24	2.55	8.24
#FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#295291

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F4B8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#145864

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e498e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 73, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.114 273.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a7baf',
    500: '#3e498e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e498e;
$custom-light: #7a7baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e498e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.75,
    "s": 39.216,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43258,
    "c": 0.11365,
    "h": 273.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E498E

secondary

#B1A976

accent

#BF59CF

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF4

border

#C9C8CE

text

#0A0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E498E

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

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