#3236BD#3236BD

#3236BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.205 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3236BD
RGB	rgb(50, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(238, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(238, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.78, 43.59, -70.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.78, 83.09, 301.64°)
OKLab	oklab(43.02% 0.009 -0.2047)
OKLCH	oklch(43.02% 0.205 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.8168, 6.9894, 48.8606)
Luminance	0.0699 (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

#3236BD #BDB932

analogous

#327CBD #3236BD #7332BD

triadic

#3236BD #BD3236 #36BD32

tetradic

#3236BD #BD327C #BDB932 #32BD73

square

#3236BD #BD327C #BDB932 #32BD73

split-complementary

#3236BD #BD7332 #7CBD32

monochromatic

#181A5C #25288D #3236BD #595DD3 #898CE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#3236BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#3236BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3236BD

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3236BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3236BD	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3236bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.205 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f6ed2',
    500: '#3236bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3236bd;
$custom-light: #7f6ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3236bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.273,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43017,
    "c": 0.20486,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3236BD

secondary

#CAC881

accent

#DD46E1

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3236BD

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

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