#3E4996#3E4996

#3E4996 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.126 H 273.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4996
RGB	rgb(62, 73, 150)
HSL	hsl(233, 42%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(233, 59%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 51.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.96, 19.68, -43.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.96, 48.03, 294.19°)
OKLab	oklab(43.82% 0.0086 -0.1252)
OKLCH	oklch(43.82% 0.126 273.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.8724, 7.9905, 29.8703)
Luminance	0.0799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4996 #968B3E

analogous

#3E7596 #3E4996 #5F3E96

triadic

#3E4996 #963E49 #49963E

tetradic

#3E4996 #963E75 #968B3E #3E965F

square

#3E4996 #963E75 #968B3E #3E965F

split-complementary

#3E4996 #965F3E #75963E

monochromatic

#1A1F3F #2C346B #3E4996 #5764BA #838CCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#3E4996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#3E4996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4996

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4996	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#215499

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#114C94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#035A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 73, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.126 273.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7bb5',
    500: '#3e4996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4996;
$custom-light: #7b7bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.5,
    "s": 41.509,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43824,
    "c": 0.12555,
    "h": 273.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4996

secondary

#B6AE7A

accent

#C256D1

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4996

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

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