#3542BD#3542BD

#3542BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.191 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3542BD
RGB	rgb(53, 66, 189)
HSL	hsl(234, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(234, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 65.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.65, 36.60, -66.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.65, 75.48, 299.01°)
OKLab	oklab(45.14% 0.0051 -0.1908)
OKLCH	oklch(45.14% 0.191 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.5986, 8.3262, 49.0774)
Luminance	0.0833 (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

#3542BD #BDB035

analogous

#3586BD #3542BD #6C35BD

triadic

#3542BD #BD3542 #42BD35

tetradic

#3542BD #BD3586 #BDB035 #35BD6C

square

#3542BD #BD3586 #BDB035 #35BD6C

split-complementary

#3542BD #BD6C35 #86BD35

monochromatic

#1A215D #28318D #3542BD #5D69D2 #8D95DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#3542BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#3542BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3542BD

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3542BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3542BD	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3542bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 66, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.191 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f76d2',
    500: '#3542bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3542bd;
$custom-light: #7f76d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3542bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.265,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45141,
    "c": 0.19084,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3542BD

secondary

#CAC384

accent

#D148DF

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3542BD

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

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