#3E5FB5#3E5FB5
#3E5FB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.141 H 265.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E5FB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 95, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 49%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 66%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 47.5%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.07, 16.36, -49.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.07, 51.91, 288.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.63% -0.0104 -0.141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.63% 0.141 265.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4164, 12.5434, 45.3685) |
| Luminance | 0.1255 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.09
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.44
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.69
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.77
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.97
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E5FB5 #B5943E
analogous
#3E9BB5 #3E5FB5 #583EB5
triadic
#3E5FB5 #B53E5F #5FB53E
tetradic
#3E5FB5 #B53E9B #B5943E #3EB558
square
#3E5FB5 #B53E9B #B5943E #3EB558
split-complementary
#3E5FB5 #B5583E #9BB53E
monochromatic
#1F2F5A #2E4787 #3E5FB5 #6682CA #93A7DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.98
#3E5FB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#3E5FB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E5FB5
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E5FB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E5FB5 | 1.00 | 5.98 | 3.51 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3369B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1B5EB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007381
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e5fb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 95, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.141 265.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#808bcc',
500: '#3e5fb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e5fb5; $custom-light: #808bcc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e5fb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 95,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.361,
"s": 48.971,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50633,
"c": 0.14138,
"h": 265.8
},
"luminance": 0.12545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E5FB5
secondary
#C5B589
accent
#B24FD9
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFF0F9
border
#CACBD2
text
#0B0C13
muted
#7C7D82