#3538C3#3538C3

#3538C3 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.209 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3538C3
RGB	rgb(53, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(239, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(239, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.97, 44.73, -72.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.97, 85.02, 301.75°)
OKLab	oklab(44.09% 0.0104 -0.2091)
OKLCH	oklch(44.09% 0.209 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.7294, 7.5241, 52.4006)
Luminance	0.0752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.43

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3538C3 #C3C035

analogous

#357FC3 #3538C3 #7935C3

triadic

#3538C3 #C33538 #38C335

tetradic

#3538C3 #C3357F #C3C035 #35C379

square

#3538C3 #C3357F #C3C035 #35C379

split-complementary

#3538C3 #C37935 #7FC335

monochromatic

#1B1C63 #282A93 #3538C3 #6164D4 #9193E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#3538C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#3538C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3538C3

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3538C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3538C3	1.00	8.38	2.51	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3538c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.209 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8270d6',
    500: '#3538c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3538c3;
$custom-light: #8270d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3538c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.732,
    "s": 57.258,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44093,
    "c": 0.20941,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3538C3

secondary

#CCCB88

accent

#DD47E1

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3538C3

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

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