#3535BD#3535BD

#3535BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.205 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3535BD
RGB	rgb(53, 53, 189)
HSL	hsl(240, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(240, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 72%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.75, 44.47, -70.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.75, 83.59, 302.14°)
OKLab	oklab(43.04% 0.0129 -0.2047)
OKLCH	oklch(43.04% 0.205 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.9235, 6.9760, 48.8524)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Sapphire (survey)

#2138AB

ΔE00 3.71

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3535BD #BDBD35

analogous

#3579BD #3535BD #7935BD

triadic

#3535BD #BD3535 #35BD35

tetradic

#3535BD #BD3579 #BDBD35 #35BD79

square

#3535BD #BD3579 #BDBD35 #35BD79

split-complementary

#3535BD #BD7935 #79BD35

monochromatic

#1A1A5D #28288D #3535BD #5D5DD2 #8D8DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#3535BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#3535BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3535BD

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3535BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3535BD	1.00	8.77	2.40	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3535bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 53, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.205 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816ed2',
    500: '#3535bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3535bd;
$custom-light: #816ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3535bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43043,
    "c": 0.20512,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3535BD

secondary

#CACA84

accent

#DF48DF

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3535BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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