#3E4E81#3E4E81

#3E4E81 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.087 H 269.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4E81
RGB	rgb(62, 78, 129)
HSL	hsl(226, 35%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(226, 52%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.9%, 39.5%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.10, 9.14, -30.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.10, 32.06, 286.56°)
OKLab	oklab(43.52% -0.0009 -0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(43.52% 0.087 269.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.6722, 8.0573, 21.8629)
Luminance	0.0806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4E81 #81713E

analogous

#3E6F81 #3E4E81 #503E81

triadic

#3E4E81 #813E4E #4E813E

tetradic

#3E4E81 #813E6F #81713E #3E8150

square

#3E4E81 #813E6F #81713E #3E8150

split-complementary

#3E4E81 #81503E #6F813E

monochromatic

#161C2E #2A3558 #3E4E81 #5267AA #7A8BBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#3E4E81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#3E4E81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4E81

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4E81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4E81	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A5383

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#334D80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#215961

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4e81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 78, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.087 269.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#787fa6',
    500: '#3e4e81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4e81;
$custom-light: #787fa6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4e81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.672,
    "s": 35.079,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43515,
    "c": 0.08684,
    "h": 269.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4E81

secondary

#A99C72

accent

#B15DCB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#090A0F

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4E81

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

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