#35518B#35518B

#35518B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.102 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#35518B
RGB	rgb(53, 81, 139)
HSL	hsl(220, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(220, 62%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 41.7%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.01, 8.59, -35.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.01, 36.49, 283.62°)
OKLab	oklab(44.26% -0.0117 -0.1008)
OKLCH	oklch(44.26% 0.102 263.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.0692, 8.5050, 25.5848)
Luminance	0.0851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#35518B #8B6F35

analogous

#357C8B #35518B #44358B

triadic

#35518B #8B3551 #518B35

tetradic

#35518B #8B357C #8B6F35 #358B44

square

#35518B #8B357C #8B6F35 #358B44

split-complementary

#35518B #8B4435 #7C8B35

monochromatic

#131D32 #24375F #35518B #466BB7 #718EC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#35518B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#35518B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #35518B

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##35518B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##35518B	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38578D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C4F8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #35518b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 81, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.102 263.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7481ad',
    500: '#35518b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #35518b;
$custom-light: #7481ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#35518b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.465,
    "s": 44.792,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44258,
    "c": 0.10151,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#35518B

secondary

#B19A6A

accent

#AA53D4

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#090A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #35518B

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

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