#3538BD#3538BD

#3538BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.202 H 273.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3538BD
RGB	rgb(53, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(239, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(239, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.39, 42.71, -69.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.39, 81.78, 301.49°)
OKLab	oklab(43.5% 0.0113 -0.2017)
OKLCH	oklch(43.5% 0.202 273.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.0646, 7.2582, 48.8994)
Luminance	0.0726 (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

#3538BD #BDBA35

analogous

#357CBD #3538BD #7635BD

triadic

#3538BD #BD3538 #38BD35

tetradic

#3538BD #BD357C #BDBA35 #35BD76

square

#3538BD #BD357C #BDBA35 #35BD76

split-complementary

#3538BD #BD7635 #7CBD35

monochromatic

#1A1C5D #282A8D #3538BD #5D60D2 #8D8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#3538BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#3538BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3538BD

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3538BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3538BD	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3538bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.202 273.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8070d2',
    500: '#3538bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3538bd;
$custom-light: #8070d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3538bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.676,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43498,
    "c": 0.20199,
    "h": 273.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3538BD

secondary

#CAC884

accent

#DC48DF

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3538BD

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

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