#3538C4#3538C4

#3538C4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.211 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3538C4
RGB	rgb(53, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(239, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(239, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(73%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.07, 45.07, -72.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.07, 85.55, 301.79°)
OKLab	oklab(44.19% 0.0103 -0.2104)
OKLCH	oklch(44.19% 0.211 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.8428, 7.5694, 52.9981)
Luminance	0.0757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.42

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3538C4 #C4C135

analogous

#3580C4 #3538C4 #7A35C4

triadic

#3538C4 #C43538 #38C435

tetradic

#3538C4 #C43580 #C4C135 #35C47A

square

#3538C4 #C43580 #C4C135 #35C47A

split-complementary

#3538C4 #C47A35 #80C435

monochromatic

#1B1C64 #282A94 #3538C4 #6264D4 #9294E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.35

#3538C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#3538C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3538C4

8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3538C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3538C4	1.00	8.35	2.51	8.35
#FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3538c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.211 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8270d7',
    500: '#3538c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3538c4;
$custom-light: #8270d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3538c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.741,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44193,
    "c": 0.21064,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3538C4

secondary

#CCCB88

accent

#DD47E1

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3538C4

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

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