#3542AE#3542AE

#3542AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.171 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3542AE
RGB	rgb(53, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(234, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(234, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.37, 31.27, -59.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.37, 66.98, 297.83°)
OKLab	oklab(43.8% 0.0059 -0.1709)
OKLCH	oklch(43.8% 0.171 272)
XYZ	xyz(11.0538, 7.7082, 40.9415)
Luminance	0.0771 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.10

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3542AE #AEA135

analogous

#357EAE #3542AE #6535AE

triadic

#3542AE #AE3542 #42AE35

tetradic

#3542AE #AE357E #AEA135 #35AE65

square

#3542AE #AE357E #AEA135 #35AE65

split-complementary

#3542AE #AE6535 #7EAE35

monochromatic

#181E50 #27307F #3542AE #5562CB #848DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.26

#3542AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#3542AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3542AE

8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3542AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3542AE	1.00	8.26	2.54	8.26
#FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3542ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.171 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c76c7',
    500: '#3542ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3542ae;
$custom-light: #7c76c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3542ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.554,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43799,
    "c": 0.17101,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.07709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3542AE

secondary

#C3BB7C

accent

#CD4BDD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF8

border

#CAC8D1

text

#0B0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3542AE

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

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