#3538C0#3538C0

#3538C0 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.206 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3538C0
RGB	rgb(53, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(239, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(239, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.68, 43.73, -71.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.68, 83.40, 301.62°)
OKLab	oklab(43.79% 0.0109 -0.2054)
OKLCH	oklch(43.79% 0.206 273)
XYZ	xyz(12.3936, 7.3898, 50.6322)
Luminance	0.0739 (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

#3538C0 #C0BD35

analogous

#357DC0 #3538C0 #7735C0

triadic

#3538C0 #C03538 #38C035

tetradic

#3538C0 #C0357D #C0BD35 #35C077

square

#3538C0 #C0357D #C0BD35 #35C077

split-complementary

#3538C0 #C07735 #7DC035

monochromatic

#1B1C60 #282A90 #3538C0 #5F62D3 #8F91E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#3538C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#3538C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3538C0

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3538C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3538C0	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3538c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.206 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8170d4',
    500: '#3538c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3538c0;
$custom-light: #8170d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3538c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.705,
    "s": 56.735,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43794,
    "c": 0.20571,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.07391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3538C0

secondary

#CBC986

accent

#DD48E0

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3538C0

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

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