#2236BC#2236BC

#2236BC is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.208 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2236BC
RGB	rgb(34, 54, 188)
HSL	hsl(232, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(232, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.9%, 71.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.90, 41.91, -71.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.90, 82.99, 300.33°)
OKLab	oklab(42.14% -0.0069 -0.2076)
OKLCH	oklch(42.14% 0.208 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.0528, 6.6079, 48.2601)
Luminance	0.0661 (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

#2236BC #BCA822

analogous

#2283BC #2236BC #5B22BC

triadic

#2236BC #BC2236 #36BC22

tetradic

#2236BC #BC2283 #BCA822 #22BC5B

square

#2236BC #BC2283 #BCA822 #22BC5B

split-complementary

#2236BC #BC5B22 #83BC22

monochromatic

#0F1854 #192788 #2236BC #3F53DC #7382E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.04

#2236BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#2236BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2236BC

9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2236BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2236BC	1.00	9.04	2.32	9.04
#FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2236bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 54, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.208 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a6ed1',
    500: '#2236bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2236bc;
$custom-light: #7a6ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2236bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.208,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42137,
    "c": 0.2077,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2236BC

secondary

#CDC06D

accent

#D53CEC

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#EFECFA

border

#CAC7D3

text

#0B0714

muted

#7C7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2236BC

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

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