#3538AB#3538AB

#3538AB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.179 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3538AB
RGB	rgb(53, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(238, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(238, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(69%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.70, 36.55, -61.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.70, 71.81, 300.60°)
OKLab	oklab(41.77% 0.0135 -0.1785)
OKLCH	oklch(41.77% 0.179 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.2306, 6.5246, 39.2404)
Luminance	0.0653 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3538AB #ABA835

analogous

#3573AB #3538AB #6D35AB

triadic

#3538AB #AB3538 #38AB35

tetradic

#3538AB #AB3573 #ABA835 #35AB6D

square

#3538AB #AB3573 #ABA835 #35AB6D

split-complementary

#3538AB #AB6D35 #73AB35

monochromatic

#18194E #27297C #3538AB #5356CA #8284D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.11

#3538AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#3538AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3538AB

9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3538AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3538AB	1.00	9.11	2.31	9.11
#FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00566C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3538ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.179 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c6fc5',
    500: '#3538ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3538ab;
$custom-light: #7c6fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3538ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.475,
    "s": 52.679,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41766,
    "c": 0.17903,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3538AB

secondary

#C2C07A

accent

#D84CDC

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3538AB

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

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