#3F7792

Closest named color: Metallic Blue (#4F738E). oklch(54.2% 0.073 231.1), rgb(63, 119, 146).

White text reads best on this color (4.92:1).

About this color

#3F7792 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 54%, its chroma 0.073 and its hue 231°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Metallic Blue (#4F738E), ΔE 0.018 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.92:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-dark (54%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.073)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Metallic Blue (#4F738E)
Black text	4.26:1
White text	4.92:1

Values

HEX	#3F7792
RGB	rgb(63, 119, 146)
HSL	hsl(200, 40%, 41%)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.073 231.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #3F7792	4.92:1	AA	Lc -79.4	Fine for body text
Black text on #3F7792	4.26:1	AA large text	Lc 30.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#3F7792 text on white	4.92:1	AA	Lc 74.0	Content text, not long reading
#3F7792 text on black	4.26:1	AA large text	Lc -27.7	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F3F6F8

oklch(97.1% 0.004 236.5)
Step 100
100

#E4EBEF

oklch(93.6% 0.009 232.4)
Step 200
200

#CEDCE3

oklch(88.6% 0.018 229)
Step 300
300

#ACC5D2

oklch(80.9% 0.033 230.4)
Step 400
400

#80A7BC

oklch(70.7% 0.052 232)
Step 500
500

#5E91AB

oklch(63.1% 0.067 231.4)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#3F7792

oklch(54.2% 0.073 231.1)
Step 700
700

#346880

oklch(49.2% 0.068 230.2)
Step 800
800

#2C5568

oklch(42.8% 0.056 230)
Step 900
900

#284655

oklch(37.7% 0.044 231.3)
Step 950
950

#182932

oklch(27% 0.028 232.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#3F7792 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#6A7593	0.051
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#5E6D92	0.043
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#007E80	0.052
Achromatopsia (no color)	#707070	0.073