#3236B3#3236B3

#3236B3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.192 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3236B3
RGB	rgb(50, 54, 179)
HSL	hsl(238, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(238, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.1%, 69.8%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.81, 40.19, -66.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.81, 77.63, 301.18°)
OKLab	oklab(42.02% 0.0103 -0.1921)
OKLCH	oklch(42.02% 0.192 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.7685, 6.5700, 43.3397)
Luminance	0.0657 (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

#3236B3 #B3AF32

analogous

#3276B3 #3236B3 #6F32B3

triadic

#3236B3 #B33236 #36B332

tetradic

#3236B3 #B33276 #B3AF32 #32B36F

square

#3236B3 #B33276 #B3AF32 #32B36F

split-complementary

#3236B3 #B36F32 #76B332

monochromatic

#171953 #252883 #3236B3 #5357CF #8386DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#3236B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#3236B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3236B3

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3236B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3236B3	1.00	9.07	2.31	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3236b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 54, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.192 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d6ecb',
    500: '#3236b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3236b3;
$custom-light: #7d6ecb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3236b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.14,
    "s": 56.332,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42022,
    "c": 0.19234,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3236B3

secondary

#C6C37B

accent

#DB48E0

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF9

border

#CAC7D2

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3236B3

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

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