#2436BD#2436BD

#2436BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.208 H 268.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2436BD
RGB	rgb(36, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(233, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(233, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.08, 42.40, -71.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.08, 83.49, 300.52°)
OKLab	oklab(42.32% -0.0052 -0.2084)
OKLCH	oklch(42.32% 0.208 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.2289, 6.6862, 48.8330)
Luminance	0.0669 (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

#2436BD #BDAB24

analogous

#2483BD #2436BD #5F24BD

triadic

#2436BD #BD2436 #36BD24

tetradic

#2436BD #BD2483 #BDAB24 #24BD5F

square

#2436BD #BD2483 #BDAB24 #24BD5F

split-complementary

#2436BD #BD5F24 #83BD24

monochromatic

#101956 #1A278A #2436BD #4355DB #7683E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.98

#2436BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#2436BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2436BD

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2436BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2436BD	1.00	8.98	2.34	8.98
#FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2436bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.208 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6ed2',
    500: '#2436bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2436bd;
$custom-light: #7b6ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2436bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.941,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42323,
    "c": 0.20844,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2436BD

secondary

#CCC270

accent

#D63DEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#EFECFA

border

#CAC7D3

text

#0B0714

muted

#7C7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2436BD

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

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