#3E5BB1#3E5BB1
#3E5BB1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.141 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E5BB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 91, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 48%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 65%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 48.6%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.70, 17.50, -49.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.70, 52.14, 289.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.51% -0.007 -0.1406) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.51% 0.141 267.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6608, 11.6794, 43.1209) |
| Luminance | 0.1168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.30
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.35
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.48
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.94
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.76
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E5BB1 #B1943E
analogous
#3E94B1 #3E5BB1 #5B3EB1
triadic
#3E5BB1 #B13E5B #5BB13E
tetradic
#3E5BB1 #B13E94 #B1943E #3EB15B
square
#3E5BB1 #B13E94 #B1943E #3EB15B
split-complementary
#3E5BB1 #B15B3E #94B13E
monochromatic
#1E2C56 #2E4484 #3E5BB1 #647DC9 #91A3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.29
#3E5BB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.34
#3E5BB1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E5BB1
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E5BB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E5BB1 | 1.00 | 6.29 | 3.34 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E65B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#155BAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006F7D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e5bb1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 91, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.141 267.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f89c9',
500: '#3e5bb1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e5bb1; $custom-light: #7f89c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e5bb1",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 91,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.87,
"s": 48.117,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49509,
"c": 0.14078,
"h": 267.1
},
"luminance": 0.11681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E5BB1
secondary
#C4B487
accent
#B650D8
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFEFF8
border
#CACAD1
text
#0B0B13
muted
#7C7C82