#2E36CB#2E36CB

#2E36CB is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.223 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E36CB
RGB	rgb(46, 54, 203)
HSL	hsl(237, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(237, 77%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.98, 47.94, -76.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.98, 90.67, 301.92°)
OKLab	oklab(44.24% 0.0026 -0.2229)
OKLCH	oklch(44.24% 0.223 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.2217, 7.5295, 57.2448)
Luminance	0.0753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.63

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E36CB #CBC32E

analogous

#2E85CB #2E36CB #752ECB

triadic

#2E36CB #CB2E36 #36CB2E

tetradic

#2E36CB #CB2E85 #CBC32E #2ECB75

square

#2E36CB #CB2E85 #CBC32E #2ECB75

split-complementary

#2E36CB #CB752E #85CB2E

monochromatic

#171B67 #232999 #2E36CB #5C63DA #8E92E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#2E36CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#2E36CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E36CB

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E36CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E36CB	1.00	8.38	2.51	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e36cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 54, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.223 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816fdc',
    500: '#2e36cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e36cb;
$custom-light: #816fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e36cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.943,
    "s": 63.052,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44239,
    "c": 0.22289,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E36CB

secondary

#D0CC85

accent

#DE42E6

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E36CB

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

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