#2C36A2#2C36A2

#2C36A2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.172 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C36A2
RGB	rgb(44, 54, 162)
HSL	hsl(235, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(235, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 66.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.85, 33.52, -59.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.85, 68.24, 299.42°)
OKLab	oklab(40.03% 0.0054 -0.1718)
OKLCH	oklch(40.03% 0.172 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.8773, 5.7815, 34.8235)
Luminance	0.0578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C36A2 #A2982C

analogous

#2C71A2 #2C36A2 #5D2CA2

triadic

#2C36A2 #A22C36 #36A22C

tetradic

#2C36A2 #A22C71 #A2982C #2CA25D

square

#2C36A2 #A22C71 #A2982C #2CA25D

split-complementary

#2C36A2 #A25D2C #71A22C

monochromatic

#121642 #1F2672 #2C36A2 #404CCB #7079D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.74

#2C36A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#2C36A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C36A2

9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C36A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C36A2	1.00	9.74	2.16	9.74
#FFFFFF	9.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003FA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005367

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c36a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 54, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.172 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#776dbf',
    500: '#2c36a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c36a2;
$custom-light: #776dbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c36a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.915,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40025,
    "c": 0.17188,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C36A2

secondary

#BFB86A

accent

#D447E1

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF7

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C36A2

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

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