#2E36BD#2E36BD

#2E36BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.206 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E36BD
RGB	rgb(46, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(237, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(237, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.56, 43.22, -71.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.56, 83.21, 301.29°)
OKLab	oklab(42.8% 0.0046 -0.2058)
OKLCH	oklch(42.8% 0.206 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.6281, 6.8920, 48.8517)
Luminance	0.0689 (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

#2E36BD #BDB52E

analogous

#2E7DBD #2E36BD #6D2EBD

triadic

#2E36BD #BD2E36 #36BD2E

tetradic

#2E36BD #BD2E7D #BDB52E #2EBD6D

square

#2E36BD #BD2E7D #BDB52E #2EBD6D

split-complementary

#2E36BD #BD6D2E #7DBD2E

monochromatic

#161A5B #22288C #2E36BD #535AD5 #8489E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#2E36BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#2E36BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E36BD

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E36BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E36BD	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	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: #2e36bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.206 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e6ed2',
    500: '#2e36bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e36bd;
$custom-light: #7e6ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e36bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.643,
    "s": 60.851,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42797,
    "c": 0.20589,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E36BD

secondary

#CAC67C

accent

#DB44E4

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E36BD

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

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