#3E499C#3E499C

#3E499C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.134 H 273.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E499C
RGB	rgb(62, 73, 156)
HSL	hsl(233, 43%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(233, 60%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 53.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.37, 21.78, -46.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.37, 51.60, 294.96°)
OKLab	oklab(44.26% 0.0092 -0.134)
OKLCH	oklch(44.26% 0.134 273.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.3679, 8.1887, 32.4803)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3E499C #9C913E

analogous

#3E789C #3E499C #623E9C

triadic

#3E499C #9C3E49 #499C3E

tetradic

#3E499C #9C3E78 #9C913E #3E9C62

square

#3E499C #9C3E78 #9C913E #3E9C62

split-complementary

#3E499C #9C623E #789C3E

monochromatic

#1B2044 #2D3570 #3E499C #5A65BD #868ECF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#3E499C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#3E499C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E499C

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E499C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E499C	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18559F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004D9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e499c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 73, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.134 273.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c7bba',
    500: '#3e499c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e499c;
$custom-light: #7c7bba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e499c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.979,
    "s": 43.119,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44264,
    "c": 0.1343,
    "h": 273.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E499C

secondary

#B9B27D

accent

#C455D3

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E499C

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

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