#3E56C4#3E56C4

#3E56C4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.173 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E56C4
RGB	rgb(62, 86, 196)
HSL	hsl(229, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(229, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 56.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, 27.55, -60.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 66.26, 294.57°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% -0.0008 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.173 269.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2748, 11.6638, 53.6602)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E56C4 #C4AC3E

analogous

#3E99C4 #3E56C4 #693EC4

triadic

#3E56C4 #C43E56 #56C43E

tetradic

#3E56C4 #C43E99 #C4AC3E #3EC469

square

#3E56C4 #C43E99 #C4AC3E #3EC469

split-complementary

#3E56C4 #C4693E #99C43E

monochromatic

#202D68 #2E4197 #3E56C4 #6D7FD2 #9CA8E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#3E56C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#3E56C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E56C4

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E56C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E56C4	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007184

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e56c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 86, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.173 269.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8385d7',
    500: '#3e56c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e56c4;
$custom-light: #8385d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e56c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.254,
    "s": 53.175,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49907,
    "c": 0.17347,
    "h": 269.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E56C4

secondary

#CDC291

accent

#C34BDD

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E56C4

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

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