#2E36C9#2E36C9

#2E36C9 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.221 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#2E36C9
RGBrgb(46, 54, 201)
HSLhsl(237, 63%, 48%)
HSVhsv(237, 77%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(77.1%, 73.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LABlab(32.78, 47.27, -76.14)
CIE-LCHlch(32.78, 89.62, 301.83°)
OKLaboklab(44.03% 0.0029 -0.2205)
OKLCHoklch(44.03% 0.221 270.7)
XYZxyz(12.9849, 7.4348, 55.9977)
Luminance0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#2E36C9 #C9C12E
analogous
#2E83C9 #2E36C9 #732EC9
triadic
#2E36C9 #C92E36 #36C92E
tetradic
#2E36C9 #C92E83 #C9C12E #2EC973
square
#2E36C9 #C92E83 #C9C12E #2EC973
split-complementary
#2E36C9 #C9732E #83C92E
monochromatic
#171B65 #232997 #2E36C9 #5B61D9 #8D91E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44
#2E36C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49
#2E36C9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E36C9
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##2E36C9#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##2E36C91.008.442.498.44
#FFFFFF8.441.0021.001.00
#0000002.4921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.441.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0055CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0045C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00617C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #2e36c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 54, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.221 270.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816edb',
    500: '#2e36c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #2e36c9;
$custom-light: #816edb;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#2e36c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.903,
    "s": 62.753,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44031,
    "c": 0.2205,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#2E36C9
secondary
#CFCB84
accent
#DD42E6
background
#F8F6FD
surface
#F0ECFB
border
#CBC7D4
text
#0C0715
muted
#7D7A83

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#2E36C9 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva