#3538BE#3538BE

#3538BE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.203 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3538BE
RGB	rgb(53, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(239, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(239, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.1%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.48, 43.05, -70.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.48, 82.32, 301.53°)
OKLab	oklab(43.6% 0.0111 -0.2029)
OKLCH	oklch(43.6% 0.203 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.1735, 7.3017, 49.4730)
Luminance	0.0730 (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

#3538BE #BEBB35

analogous

#357DBE #3538BE #7635BE

triadic

#3538BE #BE3538 #38BE35

tetradic

#3538BE #BE357D #BEBB35 #35BE76

square

#3538BE #BE357D #BEBB35 #35BE76

split-complementary

#3538BE #BE7635 #7DBE35

monochromatic

#1A1C5E #282A8E #3538BE #5E61D2 #8E90DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.53

#3538BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#3538BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3538BE

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3538BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3538BE	1.00	8.53	2.46	8.53
#FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3538be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.203 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8070d3',
    500: '#3538be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3538be;
$custom-light: #8070d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3538be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.686,
    "s": 56.379,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43597,
    "c": 0.20323,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3538BE

secondary

#CAC885

accent

#DC48E0

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3538BE

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

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