#3538D2#3538D2

#3538D2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.228 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3538D2
RGB	rgb(53, 56, 210)
HSL	hsl(239, 64%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(239, 75%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 73.3%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.47, 49.69, -78.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.47, 92.95, 302.31°)
OKLab	oklab(45.61% 0.0081 -0.2274)
OKLCH	oklch(45.61% 0.228 272)
XYZ	xyz(14.5113, 8.2368, 61.7854)
Luminance	0.0824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3538D2 #D2CF35

analogous

#3586D2 #3538D2 #8135D2

triadic

#3538D2 #D23538 #38D235

tetradic

#3538D2 #D23586 #D2CF35 #35D281

square

#3538D2 #D23586 #D2CF35 #35D281

split-complementary

#3538D2 #D28135 #86D235

monochromatic

#1A1B73 #2527A5 #3538D2 #6769DD #999BE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#3538D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#3538D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3538D2

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3538D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3538D2	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3538d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 56, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.228 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8570e1',
    500: '#3538d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3538d2;
$custom-light: #8570e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3538d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.854,
    "s": 63.563,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45611,
    "c": 0.22753,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.08238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3538D2

secondary

#D4D38F

accent

#E341E7

background

#F9F6FE

surface

#F1ECFC

border

#CBC7D5

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #3538D2

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

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