#3236BC#3236BC

#3236BC is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.204 H 272.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3236BC
RGB	rgb(50, 54, 188)
HSL	hsl(238, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(238, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.4%, 71.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.68, 43.25, -70.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.68, 82.55, 301.60°)
OKLab	oklab(42.92% 0.0091 -0.2034)
OKLCH	oklch(42.92% 0.204 272.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.7086, 6.9461, 48.2909)
Luminance	0.0695 (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

#3236BC #BCB832

analogous

#327BBC #3236BC #7332BC

triadic

#3236BC #BC3236 #36BC32

tetradic

#3236BC #BC327B #BCB832 #32BC73

square

#3236BC #BC327B #BCB832 #32BC73

split-complementary

#3236BC #BC7332 #7BBC32

monochromatic

#181A5B #25288C #3236BC #585CD3 #898BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#3236BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#3236BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3236BC

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3236BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3236BC	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3236bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 54, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.204 272.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f6ed1',
    500: '#3236bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3236bc;
$custom-light: #7f6ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3236bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.261,
    "s": 57.983,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42916,
    "c": 0.20361,
    "h": 272.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3236BC

secondary

#C9C780

accent

#DD47E1

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3236BC

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

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