#3E51C2#3E51C2
#3E51C2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.177 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E51C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 81, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 58.2%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.25, 30.04, -61.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.25, 68.37, 296.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.79% 0.0032 -0.1769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.79% 0.177 271) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6633, 10.8026, 52.3408) |
| Luminance | 0.1080 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 4.30
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.68
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.91
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 5.40
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 5.76
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E51C2 #C2AF3E
analogous
#3E93C2 #3E51C2 #6D3EC2
triadic
#3E51C2 #C23E51 #51C23E
tetradic
#3E51C2 #C23E93 #C2AF3E #3EC26D
square
#3E51C2 #C23E93 #C2AF3E #3EC26D
split-complementary
#3E51C2 #C26D3E #93C23E
monochromatic
#202A66 #2F3D94 #3E51C2 #6D7BD1 #9BA5DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.64
#3E51C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.16
#3E51C2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E51C2
6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E51C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E51C2 | 1.00 | 6.64 | 3.16 | 6.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0063C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0057C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e51c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 81, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.177 271.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8381d5',
500: '#3e51c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e51c2; $custom-light: #8381d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e51c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 81,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.364,
"s": 51.969,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48792,
"c": 0.17698,
"h": 271
},
"luminance": 0.10804
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E51C2
secondary
#CBC390
accent
#C74CDB
background
#F8F7FD
surface
#F0EEFA
border
#CBC9D3
text
#0C0A14
muted
#7D7C83