#3236BA#3236BA

#3236BA is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.201 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3236BA
RGB	rgb(50, 54, 186)
HSL	hsl(238, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(238, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 71%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.49, 42.57, -69.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.49, 81.46, 301.51°)
OKLab	oklab(42.72% 0.0094 -0.2009)
OKLCH	oklch(42.72% 0.201 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.4945, 6.8604, 47.1633)
Luminance	0.0686 (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

#3236BA #BAB632

analogous

#327ABA #3236BA #7232BA

triadic

#3236BA #BA3236 #36BA32

tetradic

#3236BA #BA327A #BAB632 #32BA72

square

#3236BA #BA327A #BAB632 #32BA72

split-complementary

#3236BA #BA7232 #7ABA32

monochromatic

#181A5A #25288A #3236BA #575BD2 #888ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#3236BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#3236BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3236BA

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3236BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3236BA	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3236ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 54, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.201 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f6ed0',
    500: '#3236ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3236ba;
$custom-light: #7f6ed0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3236ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.235,
    "s": 57.627,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42716,
    "c": 0.20113,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3236BA

secondary

#C9C67F

accent

#DC47E1

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF9

border

#CBC7D2

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3236BA

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

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