#3542AA#3542AA
#3542AA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.166 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3542AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(53, 66, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 52%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 69%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 61.2%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.04, 29.83, -57.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.04, 64.68, 297.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.45% 0.006 -0.1655) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.45% 0.166 272.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6697, 7.5546, 38.9183) |
| Luminance | 0.0756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.16
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.93
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.22
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.35
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.95
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3542AA #AA9D35
analogous
#357CAA #3542AA #6235AA
triadic
#3542AA #AA3542 #42AA35
tetradic
#3542AA #AA357C #AA9D35 #35AA62
square
#3542AA #AA357C #AA9D35 #35AA62
split-complementary
#3542AA #AA6235 #7CAA35
monochromatic
#181E4D #26307B #3542AA #5360C9 #828BD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.36
#3542AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.51
#3542AA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3542AA
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3542AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3542AA | 1.00 | 8.36 | 2.51 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0053AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0048A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3542aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 66, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.166 272.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b76c4',
500: '#3542aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3542aa; $custom-light: #7b76c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3542aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 53,
"g": 66,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.333,
"s": 52.466,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43453,
"c": 0.16559,
"h": 272.1
},
"luminance": 0.07556
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3542AA
secondary
#C1B97A
accent
#CC4CDC
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#EFEDF8
border
#CAC8D1
text
#0B0813
muted
#7C7B82