#3535BE#3535BE

#3535BE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.206 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3535BE
RGB	rgb(53, 53, 190)
HSL	hsl(240, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(240, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.1%, 72.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.85, 44.80, -71.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.85, 84.13, 302.18°)
OKLab	oklab(43.14% 0.0128 -0.2059)
OKLCH	oklch(43.14% 0.206 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.0325, 7.0196, 49.4260)
Luminance	0.0702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Sapphire (survey)

#2138AB

ΔE00 3.81

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3535BE #BEBE35

analogous

#3579BE #3535BE #7935BE

triadic

#3535BE #BE3535 #35BE35

tetradic

#3535BE #BE3579 #BEBE35 #35BE79

square

#3535BE #BE3579 #BEBE35 #35BE79

split-complementary

#3535BE #BE7935 #79BE35

monochromatic

#1A1A5E #28288E #3535BE #5E5ED2 #8E8EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.73

#3535BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#3535BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3535BE

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3535BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3535BE	1.00	8.73	2.40	8.73
#FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3535be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 53, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.206 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816ed3',
    500: '#3535be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3535be;
$custom-light: #816ed3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3535be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 56.379,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43144,
    "c": 0.20635,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3535BE

secondary

#CACA85

accent

#E048E0

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3535BE

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

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