#3538A2#3538A2

#3538A2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.167 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3538A2
RGB	rgb(53, 56, 162)
HSL	hsl(238, 51%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(238, 67%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 65.4%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.89, 33.42, -57.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.89, 66.69, 300.07°)
OKLab	oklab(40.93% 0.0144 -0.1665)
OKLCH	oklch(40.93% 0.167 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.4018, 6.1930, 34.8753)
Luminance	0.0619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.74

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3538A2 #A29F35

analogous

#356EA2 #3538A2 #6935A2

triadic

#3538A2 #A23538 #38A235

tetradic

#3538A2 #A2356E #A29F35 #35A269

square

#3538A2 #A2356E #A29F35 #35A269

split-complementary

#3538A2 #A26935 #6EA235

monochromatic

#171846 #262874 #3538A2 #4F52C5 #7D7FD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.38

#3538A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#3538A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3538A2

9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3538A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3538A2	1.00	9.38	2.24	9.38
#FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005368

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3538a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 56, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.167 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a6fbe',
    500: '#3538a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3538a2;
$custom-light: #7a6fbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3538a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.349,
    "s": 50.698,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40932,
    "c": 0.16713,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3538A2

secondary

#BDBB75

accent

#D64EDA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFECF7

border

#CAC7D0

text

#0A0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3538A2

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

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