#2236BD#2236BD

#2236BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.209 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2236BD
RGB	rgb(34, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(232, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(232, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.00, 42.26, -72.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.00, 83.53, 300.39°)
OKLab	oklab(42.24% -0.007 -0.2088)
OKLCH	oklch(42.24% 0.209 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.1610, 6.6512, 48.8298)
Luminance	0.0665 (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

#2236BD #BDA922

analogous

#2283BD #2236BD #5B22BD

triadic

#2236BD #BD2236 #36BD22

tetradic

#2236BD #BD2283 #BDA922 #22BD5B

square

#2236BD #BD2283 #BDA922 #22BD5B

split-complementary

#2236BD #BD5B22 #83BD22

monochromatic

#0F1855 #192789 #2236BD #4054DD #7382E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.01

#2236BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#2236BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2236BD

9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2236BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2236BD	1.00	9.01	2.33	9.01
#FFFFFF	9.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2236bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.209 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a6ed2',
    500: '#2236bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2236bd;
$custom-light: #7a6ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2236bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.258,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42241,
    "c": 0.20893,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2236BD

secondary

#CDC16E

accent

#D63BEC

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#EFECFA

border

#CAC7D3

text

#0B0714

muted

#7C7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2236BD

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

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