#3E5EA5#3E5EA5
#3E5EA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.120 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E5EA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 94, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 45%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 62%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.81, 11.28, -41.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.81, 43.34, 285.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.35% -0.0121 -0.1192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.35% 0.12 264.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7785, 11.7450, 37.1836) |
| Luminance | 0.1175 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.72
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.88
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.54
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.66
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.72
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E5EA5 #A5853E
analogous
#3E92A5 #3E5EA5 #523EA5
triadic
#3E5EA5 #A53E5E #5EA53E
tetradic
#3E5EA5 #A53E92 #A5853E #3EA552
square
#3E5EA5 #A53E92 #A5853E #3EA552
split-complementary
#3E5EA5 #A5523E #92A53E
monochromatic
#1D2B4C #2D4579 #3E5EA5 #5E7DC2 #8AA1D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.27
#3E5EA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.35
#3E5EA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E5EA5
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E5EA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E5EA5 | 1.00 | 6.27 | 3.35 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E65A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F5CA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006E79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e5ea5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 94, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.120 264.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d8bc0',
500: '#3e5ea5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e5ea5; $custom-light: #7d8bc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e5ea5",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 94,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.359,
"s": 45.374,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49351,
"c": 0.11984,
"h": 264.2
},
"luminance": 0.11746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E5EA5
secondary
#BEAB81
accent
#AD53D5
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#EFF0F7
border
#CACBD0
text
#0A0B12
muted
#7C7C81