#2B36A8#2B36A8

#2B36A8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.180 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B36A8
RGB	rgb(43, 54, 168)
HSL	hsl(235, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(235, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 67.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.36, 35.56, -62.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.36, 71.68, 299.74°)
OKLab	oklab(40.55% 0.0038 -0.18)
OKLCH	oklch(40.55% 0.18 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.3809, 5.9781, 37.6977)
Luminance	0.0598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.87

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B36A8 #A89D2B

analogous

#2B75A8 #2B36A8 #5F2BA8

triadic

#2B36A8 #A82B36 #36A82B

tetradic

#2B36A8 #A82B75 #A89D2B #2BA85F

square

#2B36A8 #A82B75 #A89D2B #2BA85F

split-complementary

#2B36A8 #A85F2B #75A82B

monochromatic

#121747 #1F2677 #2B36A8 #424ECF #727CDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.56

#2B36A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#2B36A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B36A8

9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B36A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B36A8	1.00	9.56	2.20	9.56
#FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003FA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00556A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b36a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 54, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.180 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786dc3',
    500: '#2b36a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b36a8;
$custom-light: #786dc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b36a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.72,
    "s": 59.242,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40547,
    "c": 0.18004,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B36A8

secondary

#C2BB6C

accent

#D545E2

background

#F7F6FC

surface

#EEEBF8

border

#C9C6D1

text

#0A0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B36A8

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

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