#3E5EA9#3E5EA9
#3E5EA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.126 H 264.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E5EA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 94, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 46%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 63%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.3%, 44.4%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.05, 12.71, -43.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.05, 45.64, 286.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.61% -0.0113 -0.1251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.61% 0.126 264.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1483, 11.8929, 39.1311) |
| Luminance | 0.1189 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.22
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.31
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.39
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.61
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.02
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E5EA9 #A9893E
analogous
#3E93A9 #3E5EA9 #533EA9
triadic
#3E5EA9 #A93E5E #5EA93E
tetradic
#3E5EA9 #A93E93 #A9893E #3EA953
square
#3E5EA9 #A93E93 #A9893E #3EA953
split-complementary
#3E5EA9 #A9533E #93A93E
monochromatic
#1D2C4F #2E457C #3E5EA9 #607EC5 #8CA2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.22
#3E5EA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.38
#3E5EA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E5EA9
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E5EA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E5EA9 | 1.00 | 6.22 | 3.38 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B66AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2A5CA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006F7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e5ea9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 94, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.126 264.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7e8bc3',
500: '#3e5ea9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e5ea9; $custom-light: #7e8bc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e5ea9",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 94,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.056,
"s": 46.32,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49611,
"c": 0.12558,
"h": 264.8
},
"luminance": 0.11894
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E5EA9
secondary
#C0AE83
accent
#AE52D6
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFF0F8
border
#CACBD1
text
#0B0B12
muted
#7C7C81