#3E4A8A#3E4A8A

#3E4A8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.106 H 273.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4A8A
RGB	rgb(62, 74, 138)
HSL	hsl(231, 38%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(231, 55%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 46.4%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.47, 14.85, -37.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.47, 40.12, 291.72°)
OKLab	oklab(43.2% 0.0059 -0.106)
OKLCH	oklch(43.2% 0.106 273.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.0214, 7.7561, 25.0615)
Luminance	0.0776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4A8A #8A7E3E

analogous

#3E708A #3E4A8A #583E8A

triadic

#3E4A8A #8A3E4A #4A8A3E

tetradic

#3E4A8A #8A3E70 #8A7E3E #3E8A58

square

#3E4A8A #8A3E70 #8A7E3E #3E8A58

split-complementary

#3E4A8A #8A583E #708A3E

monochromatic

#181D36 #2B3360 #3E4A8A #5362B2 #7E89C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#3E4A8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#3E4A8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4A8A

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4A8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4A8A	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E528C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254C89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#195863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4a8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 74, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.106 273.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#797cac',
    500: '#3e4a8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4a8a;
$custom-light: #797cac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4a8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.526,
    "s": 38,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43201,
    "c": 0.10619,
    "h": 273.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4A8A

secondary

#AFA675

accent

#BC5ACE

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEEF4

border

#C9C9CE

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4A8A

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

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