#3E51B1 Color

#3E51B1 is rgb(62, 81, 177) in RGB and hsl(230, 48%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#3E51B1

HEX#3E51B1

RGBrgb(62, 81, 177)

HSLhsl(230, 48%, 47%)

HSVhsv(230, 65%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.154 271)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 54%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3E51B1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3E51B1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3E51B1 Complementary#B19E3E Analogous#3E8BB1 Analogous#653EB1 Triadic#B13E51 Triadic#51B13E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3E51B1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5164C2 #707FCD #8A97D6 #A4AEDF #BFC6E8 #DDE1F3

Shades

#36479B #2E3D84 #26326D #1D2653 #151C3C #0D1126

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