#3B35C6#3B35C6

#3B35C6 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.215 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B35C6
RGB	rgb(59, 53, 198)
HSL	hsl(242, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(242, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 73.2%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.03, 48.02, -73.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.03, 88.17, 303.00°)
OKLab	oklab(44.32% 0.0186 -0.2138)
OKLCH	oklch(44.32% 0.215 275)
XYZ	xyz(13.2664, 7.5520, 54.1737)
Luminance	0.0755 (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

#3B35C6 #C0C635

analogous

#3578C6 #3B35C6 #8435C6

triadic

#3B35C6 #C63B35 #35C63B

tetradic

#3B35C6 #C63578 #C0C635 #35C684

square

#3B35C6 #C63578 #C0C635 #35C684

split-complementary

#3B35C6 #C68435 #78C635

monochromatic

#1E1B65 #2D2896 #3B35C6 #6863D5 #9793E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#3B35C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#3B35C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B35C6

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B35C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B35C6	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b35c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 53, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.215 275.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856ed9',
    500: '#3b35c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b35c6;
$custom-light: #856ed9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b35c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.483,
    "s": 57.769,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44324,
    "c": 0.2146,
    "h": 275
  },
  "luminance": 0.07553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B35C6

secondary

#CACD8A

accent

#E147DB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B35C6

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

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