#3E559D#3E559D
#3E559D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.120 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E559D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 85, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 43%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 61%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.5%, 45.9%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.76, 14.27, -41.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.76, 44.31, 288.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.86% -0.0037 -0.1196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.86% 0.12 268.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3189, 9.9545, 33.2167) |
| Luminance | 0.0995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.27
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.84
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.87
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.19
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.48
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E559D #9D863E
analogous
#3E849D #3E559D #573E9D
triadic
#3E559D #9D3E55 #559D3E
tetradic
#3E559D #9D3E84 #9D863E #3E9D57
square
#3E559D #9D3E84 #9D863E #3E9D57
split-complementary
#3E559D #9D573E #849D3E
monochromatic
#1B2545 #2D3D71 #3E559D #5A72BE #8698CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.02
#3E559D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#3E559D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E559D
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E559D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E559D | 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)
#345DA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#26559B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006571
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e559d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 85, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.120 268.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7c84ba',
500: '#3e559d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e559d; $custom-light: #7c84ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e559d",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 85,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.474,
"s": 43.379,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46856,
"c": 0.11968,
"h": 268.2
},
"luminance": 0.09955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E559D
secondary
#BAAB7D
accent
#B555D3
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EEEFF6
border
#C9CAD0
text
#0A0A12
muted
#7C7C81