#3E50BE#3E50BE

#3E50BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.173 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E50BE
RGB	rgb(62, 80, 190)
HSL	hsl(232, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(232, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 57.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.69, 29.26, -59.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.69, 66.75, 296.00°)
OKLab	oklab(48.28% 0.004 -0.1728)
OKLCH	oklch(48.28% 0.173 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.1464, 10.4778, 49.9821)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E50BE #BEAC3E

analogous

#3E90BE #3E50BE #6C3EBE

triadic

#3E50BE #BE3E50 #50BE3E

tetradic

#3E50BE #BE3E90 #BEAC3E #3EBE6C

square

#3E50BE #BE3E90 #BEAC3E #3EBE6C

split-complementary

#3E50BE #BE6C3E #90BE3E

monochromatic

#202962 #2F3D90 #3E50BE #6B79CF #99A2DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#3E50BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#3E50BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E50BE

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E50BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E50BE	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e50be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 80, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.173 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8280d2',
    500: '#3e50be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e50be;
$custom-light: #8280d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e50be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.563,
    "s": 50.794,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48279,
    "c": 0.17282,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E50BE

secondary

#C9C18E

accent

#C64EDA

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E50BE

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

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