#3E5BBD#3E5BBD
#3E5BBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.158 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E5BBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 91, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.2%, 51.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.50, 21.82, -54.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.50, 59.03, 291.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.37% -0.0057 -0.1575) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.37% 0.158 267.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9098, 12.1790, 49.6993) |
| Luminance | 0.1218 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.43
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 5.17
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 5.25
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 5.72
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.89
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E5BBD #BDA03E
analogous
#3E9BBD #3E5BBD #603EBD
triadic
#3E5BBD #BD3E5B #5BBD3E
tetradic
#3E5BBD #BD3E9B #BDA03E #3EBD60
square
#3E5BBD #BD3E9B #BDA03E #3EBD60
split-complementary
#3E5BBD #BD603E #9BBD3E
monochromatic
#202F61 #2F458F #3E5BBD #6A81CE #98A8DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.11
#3E5BBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.44
#3E5BBD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E5BBD
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E5BBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E5BBD | 1.00 | 6.11 | 3.44 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E68C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005CBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007283
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e5bbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 91, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.158 267.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8189d1',
500: '#3e5bbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e5bbd; $custom-light: #8189d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e5bbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 91,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.299,
"s": 50.598,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50369,
"c": 0.1576,
"h": 267.9
},
"luminance": 0.1218
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E5BBD
secondary
#C9BB8E
accent
#BA4EDA
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0EFF9
border
#CBCAD2
text
#0C0B14
muted
#7D7C82