#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
RGB	rgb(46, 54, 201)
HSL	hsl(237, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(237, 77%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 73.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.78, 47.27, -76.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.78, 89.62, 301.83°)
OKLab	oklab(44.03% 0.0029 -0.2205)
OKLCH	oklch(44.03% 0.221 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9849, 7.4348, 55.9977)
Luminance	0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.60

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

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
##2E36C9	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E36C9

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

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