#35538B#35538B

#35538B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.099 H 261.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#35538B
RGB	rgb(53, 83, 139)
HSL	hsl(219, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(219, 62%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 40.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.61, 7.28, -34.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.61, 35.28, 281.92°)
OKLab	oklab(44.72% -0.014 -0.098)
OKLCH	oklch(44.72% 0.099 261.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.2200, 8.8067, 25.6351)
Luminance	0.0881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#35538B #8B6D35

analogous

#357E8B #35538B #42358B

triadic

#35538B #8B3553 #538B35

tetradic

#35538B #8B357E #8B6D35 #358B42

square

#35538B #8B357E #8B6D35 #358B42

split-complementary

#35538B #8B4235 #7E8B35

monochromatic

#131E32 #24395F #35538B #466DB7 #7190C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#35538B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#35538B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #35538B

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##35538B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##35538B	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B588D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F508A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #35538b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 83, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.099 261.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7483ad',
    500: '#35538b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #35538b;
$custom-light: #7483ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#35538b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.07,
    "s": 44.792,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44719,
    "c": 0.09902,
    "h": 261.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#35538B

secondary

#B1996A

accent

#A753D4

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#090A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #35538B

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

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