#3E596B#3E596B
#3E596B is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.044 H 238.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E596B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 89, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 27%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 42%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.1%, 16.8%, 0%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.42, -4.92, -13.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.42, 14.36, 249.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.99% -0.0231 -0.0372) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.99% 0.044 238.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2119, 9.2299, 15.2559) |
| Luminance | 0.0923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 5.15
Dark Grey Blue
#29465B
ΔE00 6.61
Dark Slate Blue
#214761
ΔE00 7.06
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 7.07
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 7.22
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E596B #6B503E
analogous
#3E6B66 #3E596B #3E426B
triadic
#3E596B #6B3E59 #596B3E
tetradic
#3E596B #663E6B #6B503E #426B3E
square
#3E596B #663E6B #6B503E #426B3E
split-complementary
#3E596B #6B3E42 #6B663E
monochromatic
#11191E #283944 #3E596B #547992 #7598AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.38
#3E596B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#3E596B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E596B
7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E596B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E596B | 1.00 | 7.38 | 2.85 | 7.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#51586C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B546B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2D5E5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e596b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 89, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.044 238.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#758795',
500: '#3e596b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e596b; $custom-light: #758795; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e596b",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 89,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204,
"s": 26.627,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44987,
"c": 0.04382,
"h": 238.2
},
"luminance": 0.0923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E596B
secondary
#9A7E6B
accent
#8A65C3
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EDEFF1
border
#C8CACB
text
#080B0D
muted
#7B7C7E