#3E51C7#3E51C7
#3E51C7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.184 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E51C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 81, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 55%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 59.3%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.63, 31.81, -63.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.63, 71.20, 296.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.2% 0.0033 -0.1836) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.2% 0.184 271) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2343, 11.0310, 55.3481) |
| Luminance | 0.1103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 3.73
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.66
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 5.04
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.24
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 5.62
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E51C7 #C7B43E
analogous
#3E95C7 #3E51C7 #6F3EC7
triadic
#3E51C7 #C73E51 #51C73E
tetradic
#3E51C7 #C73E95 #C7B43E #3EC76F
square
#3E51C7 #C73E95 #C7B43E #3EC76F
split-complementary
#3E51C7 #C76F3E #95C73E
monochromatic
#1F2A6B #2D3C9B #3E51C7 #6D7CD5 #9DA7E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.55
#3E51C7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.21
#3E51C7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E51C7
6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E51C7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E51C7 | 1.00 | 6.55 | 3.21 | 6.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0064CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0057C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006E84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e51c7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 81, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.184 271.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8481d9',
500: '#3e51c7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e51c7; $custom-light: #8481d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e51c7",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 81,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.679,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.492,
"c": 0.18367,
"h": 271
},
"luminance": 0.11033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E51C7
secondary
#CFC692
accent
#CA49DE
background
#F8F7FD
surface
#F0EEFB
border
#CBC9D4
text
#0C0A15
muted
#7D7C83