#3542AB#3542AB

#3542AB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.167 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3542AB
RGB	rgb(53, 66, 171)
HSL	hsl(233, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(233, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(69%, 61.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.12, 30.19, -57.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.12, 65.26, 297.56°)
OKLab	oklab(43.54% 0.006 -0.1668)
OKLCH	oklch(43.54% 0.167 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.7646, 7.5926, 39.4184)
Luminance	0.0759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.43

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3542AB #AB9E35

analogous

#357DAB #3542AB #6335AB

triadic

#3542AB #AB3542 #42AB35

tetradic

#3542AB #AB357D #AB9E35 #35AB63

square

#3542AB #AB357D #AB9E35 #35AB63

split-complementary

#3542AB #AB6335 #7DAB35

monochromatic

#181E4E #27307C #3542AB #5360CA #828CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.34

#3542AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#3542AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3542AB

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3542AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3542AB	1.00	8.34	2.52	8.34
#FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3542ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 66, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.167 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b76c5',
    500: '#3542ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3542ab;
$custom-light: #7b76c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3542ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.39,
    "s": 52.679,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43539,
    "c": 0.16696,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3542AB

secondary

#C2BA7A

accent

#CC4CDC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF8

border

#CAC8D1

text

#0B0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3542AB

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

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