#37539E#37539E
#37539E is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.126 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37539E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 83, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 48%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 65%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 47.5%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.87, 14.59, -44.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.87, 46.35, 288.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.09% -0.0084 -0.1258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.09% 0.126 266.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8382, 9.4664, 33.5971) |
| Luminance | 0.0947 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.44
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.12
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.33
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.52
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.62
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37539E #9E8237
analogous
#37879E #37539E #4E379E
triadic
#37539E #9E3753 #539E37
tetradic
#37539E #9E3787 #9E8237 #379E4E
square
#37539E #9E3787 #9E8237 #379E4E
split-complementary
#37539E #9E4E37 #879E37
monochromatic
#172343 #273B71 #37539E #506FC2 #7D94D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.26
#37539E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.89
#37539E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #37539E
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37539E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37539E | 1.00 | 7.26 | 2.89 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E5CA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1A529C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006471
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37539e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 83, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.126 266.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7982bb',
500: '#37539e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37539e; $custom-light: #7982bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37539e",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 83,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.689,
"s": 48.357,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46089,
"c": 0.12611,
"h": 266.2
},
"luminance": 0.09467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37539E
secondary
#BBA876
accent
#B350D8
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EEEEF6
border
#C9C9D0
text
#0A0A12
muted
#7C7C81