#3E538D#3E538D

#3E538D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.099 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E538D
RGB	rgb(62, 83, 141)
HSL	hsl(224, 39%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(224, 56%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 41.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.24, 9.97, -34.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.24, 36.11, 286.04°)
OKLab	oklab(45.38% -0.0045 -0.0984)
OKLCH	oklch(45.38% 0.099 267.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.8860, 9.1330, 26.4360)
Luminance	0.0913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E538D #8D783E

analogous

#3E7A8D #3E538D #513E8D

triadic

#3E538D #8D3E53 #538D3E

tetradic

#3E538D #8D3E7A #8D783E #3E8D51

square

#3E538D #8D3E7A #8D783E #3E8D51

split-complementary

#3E538D #8D513E #7A8D3E

monochromatic

#192138 #2B3A62 #3E538D #546EB4 #7F92C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#3E538D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#3E538D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E538D

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E538D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E538D	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B598F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#32528C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#126069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e538d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 83, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.099 267.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7983ae',
    500: '#3e538d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e538d;
$custom-light: #7983ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e538d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.051,
    "s": 38.916,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45381,
    "c": 0.0985,
    "h": 267.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E538D

secondary

#B1A176

accent

#B059CF

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEEF4

border

#C9C9CE

text

#090A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E538D

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

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