#3E538C#3E538C

#3E538C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.097 H 267.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E538C
RGB	rgb(62, 83, 140)
HSL	hsl(224, 39%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(224, 56%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 40.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.18, 9.63, -34.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.18, 35.51, 285.73°)
OKLab	oklab(45.32% -0.0047 -0.0969)
OKLCH	oklch(45.32% 0.097 267.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.8119, 9.1034, 26.0459)
Luminance	0.0910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E538C #8C773E

analogous

#3E7A8C #3E538C #503E8C

triadic

#3E538C #8C3E53 #538C3E

tetradic

#3E538C #8C3E7A #8C773E #3E8C50

square

#3E538C #8C3E7A #8C773E #3E8C50

split-complementary

#3E538C #8C503E #7A8C3E

monochromatic

#182137 #2B3A62 #3E538C #546EB3 #7E92C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#3E538C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#3E538C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E538C

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E538C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E538C	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C598E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#32528B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#145F68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e538c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 83, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.097 267.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7983ae',
    500: '#3e538c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e538c;
$custom-light: #7983ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e538c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.846,
    "s": 38.614,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45319,
    "c": 0.09699,
    "h": 267.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E538C

secondary

#B0A076

accent

#AF59CF

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEEF4

border

#C9C9CE

text

#090A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E538C

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

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