#3538C7#3538C7

#3538C7 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.214 H 272.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3538C7
RGB	rgb(53, 56, 199)
HSL	hsl(239, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(239, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.4%, 71.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.37, 46.07, -73.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.37, 87.16, 301.91°)
OKLab	oklab(44.49% 0.0098 -0.2141)
OKLCH	oklch(44.49% 0.214 272.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.1877, 7.7074, 54.8144)
Luminance	0.0771 (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

#3538C7 #C7C435

analogous

#3581C7 #3538C7 #7B35C7

triadic

#3538C7 #C73538 #38C735

tetradic

#3538C7 #C73581 #C7C435 #35C77B

square

#3538C7 #C73581 #C7C435 #35C77B

split-complementary

#3538C7 #C77B35 #81C735

monochromatic

#1B1D66 #282A97 #3538C7 #6466D6 #9496E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.26

#3538C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#3538C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3538C7

8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3538C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3538C7	1.00	8.26	2.54	8.26
#FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3538c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 56, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.214 272.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8270d9',
    500: '#3538c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3538c7;
$custom-light: #8270d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3538c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.767,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44493,
    "c": 0.2143,
    "h": 272.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3538C7

secondary

#CECC8A

accent

#DE47E1

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3538C7

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

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