#2C36BD#2C36BD

#2C36BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.206 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C36BD
RGB	rgb(44, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(236, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(236, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.46, 43.04, -71.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.46, 83.27, 301.12°)
OKLab	oklab(42.69% 0.0025 -0.2064)
OKLCH	oklch(42.69% 0.206 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.5401, 6.8467, 48.8476)
Luminance	0.0685 (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

#2C36BD #BDB32C

analogous

#2C7EBD #2C36BD #6A2CBD

triadic

#2C36BD #BD2C36 #36BD2C

tetradic

#2C36BD #BD2C7E #BDB32C #2CBD6A

square

#2C36BD #BD2C7E #BDB32C #2CBD6A

split-complementary

#2C36BD #BD6A2C #7EBD2C

monochromatic

#151A5A #20288B #2C36BD #5059D6 #8288E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#2C36BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#2C36BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C36BD

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C36BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C36BD	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c36bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.206 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d6ed2',
    500: '#2c36bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c36bd;
$custom-light: #7d6ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c36bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.862,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42694,
    "c": 0.2064,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C36BD

secondary

#CBC57A

accent

#DA42E5

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C36BD

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

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