#3540C2#3540C2

#3540C2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.200 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3540C2
RGB	rgb(53, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(235, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(235, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, 39.60, -68.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 79.53, 299.86°)
OKLab	oklab(45.27% 0.006 -0.1994)
OKLCH	oklch(45.27% 0.2 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.0359, 8.3174, 51.9469)
Luminance	0.0832 (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

#3540C2 #C2B735

analogous

#3586C2 #3540C2 #7035C2

triadic

#3540C2 #C23540 #40C235

tetradic

#3540C2 #C23586 #C2B735 #35C270

square

#3540C2 #C23586 #C2B735 #35C270

split-complementary

#3540C2 #C27035 #86C235

monochromatic

#1B2062 #283092 #3540C2 #6069D4 #9197E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#3540C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#3540C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3540C2

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3540C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3540C2	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3540c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.200 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8175d6',
    500: '#3540c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3540c2;
$custom-light: #8175d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3540c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.319,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45265,
    "c": 0.19954,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3540C2

secondary

#CCC687

accent

#D447E0

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3540C2

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

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