#2836AD#2836AD

#2836AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.187 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2836AD
RGB	rgb(40, 54, 173)
HSL	hsl(234, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(234, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.68, 37.05, -64.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.68, 74.57, 299.79°)
OKLab	oklab(40.88% 0.0002 -0.1873)
OKLCH	oklch(40.88% 0.187 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.7345, 6.1055, 40.1925)
Luminance	0.0611 (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

#2836AD #AD9F28

analogous

#2879AD #2836AD #5D28AD

triadic

#2836AD #AD2836 #36AD28

tetradic

#2836AD #AD2879 #AD9F28 #28AD5D

square

#2836AD #AD2879 #AD9F28 #28AD5D

split-complementary

#2836AD #AD5D28 #79AD28

monochromatic

#11174A #1D267B #2836AD #3F4FD3 #717DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.45

#2836AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#2836AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2836AD

9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2836AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2836AD	1.00	9.45	2.22	9.45
#FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00576D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2836ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 54, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.187 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786dc7',
    500: '#2836ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2836ad;
$custom-light: #786dc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2836ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.684,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40881,
    "c": 0.18731,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2836AD

secondary

#C5BC6C

accent

#D442E6

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0A0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2836AD

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

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