#3538D5#3538D5

#3538D5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.231 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3538D5
RGB	rgb(53, 56, 213)
HSL	hsl(239, 66%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(239, 75%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.1%, 73.7%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.78, 50.66, -79.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.78, 94.51, 302.41°)
OKLab	oklab(45.92% 0.0076 -0.231)
OKLCH	oklch(45.92% 0.231 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8886, 8.3877, 63.7722)
Luminance	0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.50

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3538D5 #D5D235

analogous

#3588D5 #3538D5 #8235D5

triadic

#3538D5 #D53538 #38D535

tetradic

#3538D5 #D53588 #D5D235 #35D582

square

#3538D5 #D53588 #D5D235 #35D582

split-complementary

#3538D5 #D58235 #88D535

monochromatic

#191A77 #2326AA #3538D5 #686AE0 #9A9CEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#3538D5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#3538D5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3538D5

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3538D5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3538D5	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ADA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006684

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3538d5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 56, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.231 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8670e3',
    500: '#3538d5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3538d5;
$custom-light: #8670e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3538d5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.875,
    "s": 65.574,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4592,
    "c": 0.23108,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3538D5

secondary

#D6D590

accent

#E53FE9

background

#F9F6FE

surface

#F1ECFC

border

#CBC7D5

text

#0D0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #3538D5

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

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