#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
RGBrgb(53, 56, 196)
HSLhsl(239, 57%, 49%)
HSVhsv(239, 73%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LABlab(33.07, 45.07, -72.72)
CIE-LCHlch(33.07, 85.55, 301.79°)
OKLaboklab(44.19% 0.0103 -0.2104)
OKLCHoklch(44.19% 0.211 272.8)
XYZxyz(12.8428, 7.5694, 52.9981)
Luminance0.0757 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

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
##3538C41.008.352.518.35
#FFFFFF8.351.0021.001.00
#0000002.5121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.351.0021.001.00

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

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#3538C4 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva