#35508B#35508B

#35508B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.103 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#35508B
RGB	rgb(53, 80, 139)
HSL	hsl(221, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(221, 62%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 42.4%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.72, 9.25, -35.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.72, 37.11, 284.44°)
OKLab	oklab(44.03% -0.0106 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(44.03% 0.103 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.9955, 8.3575, 25.5602)
Luminance	0.0836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#35508B #8B7035

analogous

#357B8B #35508B #45358B

triadic

#35508B #8B3550 #508B35

tetradic

#35508B #8B357B #8B7035 #358B45

square

#35508B #8B357B #8B7035 #358B45

split-complementary

#35508B #8B4535 #7B8B35

monochromatic

#131D32 #24365F #35508B #4669B7 #718DC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#35508B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#35508B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #35508B

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##35508B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##35508B	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#36568D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A4E8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #35508b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 80, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.103 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7480ad',
    500: '#35508b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #35508b;
$custom-light: #7480ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#35508b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.163,
    "s": 44.792,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44029,
    "c": 0.10277,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#35508B

secondary

#B19B6A

accent

#AC53D4

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#090A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #35508B

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

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