#3542CB#3542CB

#3542CB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.209 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3542CB
RGB	rgb(53, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(235, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(235, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.91, 41.49, -72.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.91, 83.21, 299.91°)
OKLab	oklab(46.44% 0.004 -0.2086)
OKLCH	oklch(46.44% 0.209 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1922, 8.9636, 57.4705)
Luminance	0.0896 (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

#3542CB #CBBE35

analogous

#358DCB #3542CB #7335CB

triadic

#3542CB #CB3542 #42CB35

tetradic

#3542CB #CB358D #CBBE35 #35CB73

square

#3542CB #CB358D #CBBE35 #35CB73

split-complementary

#3542CB #CB7335 #8DCB35

monochromatic

#1B226A #28329B #3542CB #6670D8 #969DE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#3542CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#3542CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3542CB

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3542CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3542CB	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3542cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.209 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8377dc',
    500: '#3542cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3542cb;
$custom-light: #8377dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3542cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.8,
    "s": 59.055,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46444,
    "c": 0.20869,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3542CB

secondary

#CFCA8C

accent

#D546E2

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3542CB

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

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