#2536BD#2536BD
#2536BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.208 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2536BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 54, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 67%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 80%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.4%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.12, 42.48, -71.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.12, 83.46, 300.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.37% -0.0043 -0.2081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.37% 0.208 268.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2643, 6.7045, 48.8347) |
| Luminance | 0.0671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 2.73
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.58
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.33
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.45
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 5.53
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2536BD #BDAC25
analogous
#2582BD #2536BD #6025BD
triadic
#2536BD #BD2536 #36BD25
tetradic
#2536BD #BD2582 #BDAC25 #25BD60
square
#2536BD #BD2582 #BDAC25 #25BD60
split-complementary
#2536BD #BD6025 #82BD25
monochromatic
#111957 #1B278A #2536BD #4555DB #7884E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.97
#2536BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#2536BD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2536BD
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2536BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2536BD | 1.00 | 8.97 | 2.34 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.97 | 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: #2536bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 54, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.208 268.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b6ed2',
500: '#2536bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2536bd; $custom-light: #7b6ed2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2536bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 54,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.289,
"s": 67.257,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42365,
"c": 0.20819,
"h": 268.8
},
"luminance": 0.06706
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2536BD
secondary
#CCC272
accent
#D73EEA
background
#F8F6FD
surface
#EFECFA
border
#CAC7D3
text
#0B0714
muted
#7C7A83