#3E5BB5#3E5BB5
#3E5BB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.146 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E5BB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 91, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 49%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 66%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 49.7%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.96, 18.94, -51.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.96, 54.44, 290.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.79% -0.0065 -0.1463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.79% 0.146 267.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0653, 11.8412, 45.2514) |
| Luminance | 0.1184 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.27
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.87
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.95
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.97
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.86
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E5BB5 #B5983E
analogous
#3E96B5 #3E5BB5 #5C3EB5
triadic
#3E5BB5 #B53E5B #5BB53E
tetradic
#3E5BB5 #B53E96 #B5983E #3EB55C
square
#3E5BB5 #B53E96 #B5983E #3EB55C
split-complementary
#3E5BB5 #B55C3E #96B53E
monochromatic
#1F2D5A #2E4487 #3E5BB5 #667ECA #93A5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.23
#3E5BB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.37
#3E5BB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E5BB5
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E5BB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E5BB5 | 1.00 | 6.23 | 3.37 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2A66B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#085BB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00707F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e5bb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 91, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.146 267.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8089cc',
500: '#3e5bb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e5bb5; $custom-light: #8089cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e5bb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 91,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.378,
"s": 48.971,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49791,
"c": 0.14643,
"h": 267.4
},
"luminance": 0.11842
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E5BB5
secondary
#C5B789
accent
#B74FD9
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFEFF9
border
#CACAD2
text
#0B0B13
muted
#7C7C82