#3538C6#3538C6

#3538C6 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.213 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3538C6
RGB	rgb(53, 56, 198)
HSL	hsl(239, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(239, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 71.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.27, 45.73, -73.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.27, 86.62, 301.87°)
OKLab	oklab(44.39% 0.01 -0.2128)
OKLCH	oklch(44.39% 0.213 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.0720, 7.6611, 54.2050)
Luminance	0.0766 (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

#3538C6 #C6C335

analogous

#3580C6 #3538C6 #7B35C6

triadic

#3538C6 #C63538 #38C635

tetradic

#3538C6 #C63580 #C6C335 #35C67B

square

#3538C6 #C63580 #C6C335 #35C67B

split-complementary

#3538C6 #C67B35 #80C635

monochromatic

#1B1D65 #282A96 #3538C6 #6365D5 #9395E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.29

#3538C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#3538C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3538C6

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3538C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3538C6	1.00	8.29	2.53	8.29
#FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3538c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 56, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.213 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8270d9',
    500: '#3538c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3538c6;
$custom-light: #8270d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3538c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.759,
    "s": 57.769,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44393,
    "c": 0.21308,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07662
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3538C6

secondary

#CDCC8A

accent

#DE47E1

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3538C6

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

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