#3538C2#3538C2

#3538C2 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.208 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3538C2
RGB	rgb(53, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(239, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(239, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.87, 44.40, -71.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.87, 84.48, 301.70°)
OKLab	oklab(43.99% 0.0106 -0.2079)
OKLCH	oklch(43.99% 0.208 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.6167, 7.4790, 51.8071)
Luminance	0.0748 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.44

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3538C2 #C2BF35

analogous

#357EC2 #3538C2 #7835C2

triadic

#3538C2 #C23538 #38C235

tetradic

#3538C2 #C2357E #C2BF35 #35C278

square

#3538C2 #C2357E #C2BF35 #35C278

split-complementary

#3538C2 #C27835 #7EC235

monochromatic

#1B1C62 #282A92 #3538C2 #6063D4 #9192E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.41

#3538C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#3538C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3538C2

8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3538C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3538C2	1.00	8.41	2.50	8.41
#FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3538c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.208 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8170d6',
    500: '#3538c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3538c2;
$custom-light: #8170d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3538c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.723,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43993,
    "c": 0.20818,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3538C2

secondary

#CCCA87

accent

#DD47E0

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3538C2

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

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