#3538AC#3538AC

#3538AC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.180 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3538AC
RGB	rgb(53, 56, 172)
HSL	hsl(238, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(238, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 67.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.79, 36.90, -62.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.79, 72.37, 300.65°)
OKLab	oklab(41.86% 0.0134 -0.1798)
OKLCH	oklch(41.86% 0.18 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.3263, 6.5628, 39.7443)
Luminance	0.0656 (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

#3538AC #ACA935

analogous

#3574AC #3538AC #6E35AC

triadic

#3538AC #AC3538 #38AC35

tetradic

#3538AC #AC3574 #ACA935 #35AC6E

square

#3538AC #AC3574 #ACA935 #35AC6E

split-complementary

#3538AC #AC6E35 #74AC35

monochromatic

#181A4E #27297D #3538AC #5457CA #8385D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.08

#3538AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#3538AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3538AC

9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3538AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3538AC	1.00	9.08	2.31	9.08
#FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00576D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3538ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 56, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.180 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c6fc6',
    500: '#3538ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3538ac;
$custom-light: #7c6fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3538ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.487,
    "s": 52.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4186,
    "c": 0.18033,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3538AC

secondary

#C2C07B

accent

#D94CDC

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3538AC

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

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