#3E5EAE#3E5EAE
#3E5EAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.133 H 265.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E5EAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 94, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 64%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 46%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.35, 14.49, -46.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.35, 48.52, 287.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.94% -0.0105 -0.1323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.94% 0.133 265.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6266, 12.0843, 41.6506) |
| Luminance | 0.1209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.86
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.88
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.28
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.63
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.86
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E5EAE #AE8E3E
analogous
#3E96AE #3E5EAE #563EAE
triadic
#3E5EAE #AE3E5E #5EAE3E
tetradic
#3E5EAE #AE3E96 #AE8E3E #3EAE56
square
#3E5EAE #AE3E96 #AE8E3E #3EAE56
split-complementary
#3E5EAE #AE563E #96AE3E
monochromatic
#1E2D54 #2E4681 #3E5EAE #627FC7 #8FA4D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.15
#3E5EAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.42
#3E5EAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E5EAE
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E5EAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E5EAE | 1.00 | 6.15 | 3.42 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3767B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#245DAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00707D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e5eae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 94, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.133 265.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7e8bc7',
500: '#3e5eae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e5eae; $custom-light: #7e8bc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e5eae",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 94,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.857,
"s": 47.458,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49943,
"c": 0.13272,
"h": 265.5
},
"luminance": 0.12086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E5EAE
secondary
#C2B186
accent
#B151D7
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFF0F8
border
#CACBD1
text
#0B0B13
muted
#7C7C82