#3535BF#3535BF

#3535BF is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.208 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3535BF
RGB	rgb(53, 53, 191)
HSL	hsl(240, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(240, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.3%, 72.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.95, 45.13, -71.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.95, 84.66, 302.21°)
OKLab	oklab(43.24% 0.0126 -0.2072)
OKLCH	oklch(43.24% 0.208 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.1421, 7.0635, 50.0036)
Luminance	0.0707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Sapphire (survey)

#2138AB

ΔE00 3.91

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3535BF #BFBF35

analogous

#357ABF #3535BF #7A35BF

triadic

#3535BF #BF3535 #35BF35

tetradic

#3535BF #BF357A #BFBF35 #35BF7A

square

#3535BF #BF357A #BFBF35 #35BF7A

split-complementary

#3535BF #BF7A35 #7ABF35

monochromatic

#1A1A5F #28288F #3535BF #5F5FD3 #8F8FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#3535BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#3535BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3535BF

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3535BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3535BF	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3535bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 53, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.208 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816ed4',
    500: '#3535bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3535bf;
$custom-light: #816ed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3535bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43244,
    "c": 0.20757,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3535BF

secondary

#CACA85

accent

#E048E0

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3535BF

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

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