#3E499E#3E499E
#3E499E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.137 H 273.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E499E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 73, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 44%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 61%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 53.8%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.51, 22.48, -47.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.51, 52.79, 295.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.41% 0.0093 -0.1369) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.41% 0.137 273.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5387, 8.2570, 33.3795) |
| Luminance | 0.0826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.62
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.40
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.61
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.65
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.67
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E499E #9E933E
analogous
#3E799E #3E499E #633E9E
triadic
#3E499E #9E3E49 #499E3E
tetradic
#3E499E #9E3E79 #9E933E #3E9E63
square
#3E499E #9E3E79 #9E933E #3E9E63
split-complementary
#3E499E #9E633E #799E3E
monochromatic
#1C2046 #2D3572 #3E499E #5B66BF #878FD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.92
#3E499E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.65
#3E499E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E499E
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E499E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E499E | 1.00 | 7.92 | 2.65 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1555A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004D9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e499e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 73, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.137 273.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d7bbb',
500: '#3e499e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e499e; $custom-light: #7d7bbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e499e",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 73,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.125,
"s": 43.636,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44413,
"c": 0.13719,
"h": 273.9
},
"luminance": 0.08258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E499E
secondary
#BAB37E
accent
#C554D3
background
#F8F7FB
surface
#EFEDF6
border
#CAC8D0
text
#0A0912
muted
#7C7B81