#3E5995#3E5995
#3E5995 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.103 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E5995 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 89, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 41%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 58%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.4%, 40.3%, 0%, 41.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.44, 8.86, -36.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.44, 37.12, 283.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.23% -0.0098 -0.1023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.23% 0.103 264.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9820, 10.3379, 29.8446) |
| Luminance | 0.1034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 1.38
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.29
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.09
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.47
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.21
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E5995 #957A3E
analogous
#3E8595 #3E5995 #4F3E95
triadic
#3E5995 #953E59 #59953E
tetradic
#3E5995 #953E85 #957A3E #3E954F
square
#3E5995 #953E85 #957A3E #3E954F
split-complementary
#3E5995 #954F3E #85953E
monochromatic
#1A253F #2C3F6A #3E5995 #5776B9 #8299CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.85
#3E5995 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.07
#3E5995 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E5995
6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E5995 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E5995 | 1.00 | 6.85 | 3.07 | 6.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#405F97
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#355794
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006670
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e5995; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 89, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.103 264.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7a87b4',
500: '#3e5995',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e5995; $custom-light: #7a87b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e5995",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 89,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.379,
"s": 41.232,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47228,
"c": 0.10276,
"h": 264.5
},
"luminance": 0.10339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E5995
secondary
#B5A37A
accent
#AB57D1
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EEEFF6
border
#C9CAD0
text
#0A0B11
muted
#7C7C80