#3542AC#3542AC

#3542AC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.168 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3542AC
RGB	rgb(53, 66, 172)
HSL	hsl(233, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(233, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 61.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.20, 30.55, -58.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.20, 65.83, 297.65°)
OKLab	oklab(43.63% 0.006 -0.1682)
OKLCH	oklch(43.63% 0.168 272)
XYZ	xyz(10.8603, 7.6308, 39.9223)
Luminance	0.0763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.31

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3542AC #AC9F35

analogous

#357EAC #3542AC #6435AC

triadic

#3542AC #AC3542 #42AC35

tetradic

#3542AC #AC357E #AC9F35 #35AC64

square

#3542AC #AC357E #AC9F35 #35AC64

split-complementary

#3542AC #AC6435 #7EAC35

monochromatic

#181E4E #27307D #3542AC #5461CA #838CD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.31

#3542AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#3542AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3542AC

8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3542AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3542AC	1.00	8.31	2.53	8.31
#FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3542ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 66, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.168 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c76c6',
    500: '#3542ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3542ac;
$custom-light: #7c76c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3542ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.445,
    "s": 52.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43625,
    "c": 0.16831,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.07632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3542AC

secondary

#C2BA7B

accent

#CC4CDC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF8

border

#CAC8D1

text

#0B0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3542AC

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

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