#2A36AD#2A36AD

#2A36AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.187 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A36AD
RGB	rgb(42, 54, 173)
HSL	hsl(235, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(235, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 68.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.78, 37.25, -64.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.78, 74.52, 299.99°)
OKLab	oklab(40.98% 0.0023 -0.1868)
OKLCH	oklch(40.98% 0.187 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.8143, 6.1467, 40.1962)
Luminance	0.0615 (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

#2A36AD #ADA12A

analogous

#2A77AD #2A36AD #602AAD

triadic

#2A36AD #AD2A36 #36AD2A

tetradic

#2A36AD #AD2A77 #ADA12A #2AAD60

square

#2A36AD #AD2A77 #ADA12A #2AAD60

split-complementary

#2A36AD #AD602A #77AD2A

monochromatic

#12174B #1E277C #2A36AD #4350D1 #747EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.42

#2A36AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#2A36AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A36AD

9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A36AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A36AD	1.00	9.42	2.23	9.42
#FFFFFF	9.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.42	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: #2a36ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 54, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.187 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#796dc7',
    500: '#2a36ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a36ad;
$custom-light: #796dc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a36ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.504,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40983,
    "c": 0.18678,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A36AD

secondary

#C5BD6E

accent

#D544E4

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A36AD

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

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