#3E51AE#3E51AE

#3E51AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.149 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E51AE
RGB	rgb(62, 81, 174)
HSL	hsl(230, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(230, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 53.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.78, 22.92, -52.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.78, 56.87, 293.76°)
OKLab	oklab(47.23% 0.0024 -0.1494)
OKLCH	oklch(47.23% 0.149 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.5664, 9.9639, 41.2972)
Luminance	0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E51AE #AE9B3E

analogous

#3E89AE #3E51AE #633EAE

triadic

#3E51AE #AE3E51 #51AE3E

tetradic

#3E51AE #AE3E89 #AE9B3E #3EAE63

square

#3E51AE #AE3E89 #AE9B3E #3EAE63

split-complementary

#3E51AE #AE633E #89AE3E

monochromatic

#1E2754 #2E3C81 #3E51AE #6273C7 #8F9BD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#3E51AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#3E51AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E51AE

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E51AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E51AE	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#145EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e51ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 81, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.149 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f81c7',
    500: '#3e51ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e51ae;
$custom-light: #7f81c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e51ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.821,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47228,
    "c": 0.14942,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E51AE

secondary

#C2B886

accent

#C051D7

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEEF8

border

#CAC9D1

text

#0B0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E51AE

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

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