#2A36B8#2A36B8

#2A36B8 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.201 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A36B8
RGB	rgb(42, 54, 184)
HSL	hsl(235, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(235, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 70.7%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.85, 41.13, -69.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.85, 80.61, 300.68°)
OKLab	oklab(42.09% 0.0011 -0.2007)
OKLCH	oklch(42.09% 0.201 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.9228, 6.5901, 46.0345)
Luminance	0.0659 (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

#2A36B8 #B8AC2A

analogous

#2A7DB8 #2A36B8 #652AB8

triadic

#2A36B8 #B82A36 #36B82A

tetradic

#2A36B8 #B82A7D #B8AC2A #2AB865

square

#2A36B8 #B82A7D #B8AC2A #2AB865

split-complementary

#2A36B8 #B8652A #7DB82A

monochromatic

#131954 #1F2786 #2A36B8 #4A55D6 #7B84E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.06

#2A36B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#2A36B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A36B8

9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A36B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A36B8	1.00	9.06	2.32	9.06
#FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a36b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 54, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.201 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6ecf',
    500: '#2a36b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a36b8;
$custom-light: #7b6ecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a36b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.93,
    "s": 62.832,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42085,
    "c": 0.20072,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A36B8

secondary

#C9C275

accent

#D842E6

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF9

border

#CAC7D2

text

#0B0714

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A36B8

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

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