#3236BE#3236BE

#3236BE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.206 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3236BE
RGB	rgb(50, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(238, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(238, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.88, 43.93, -71.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.88, 83.63, 301.69°)
OKLab	oklab(43.12% 0.0088 -0.2059)
OKLCH	oklch(43.12% 0.206 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.9257, 7.0329, 49.4342)
Luminance	0.0703 (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

#3236BE #BEBA32

analogous

#327CBE #3236BE #7432BE

triadic

#3236BE #BE3236 #36BE32

tetradic

#3236BE #BE327C #BEBA32 #32BE74

square

#3236BE #BE327C #BEBA32 #32BE74

split-complementary

#3236BE #BE7432 #7CBE32

monochromatic

#191A5D #25288E #3236BE #5A5DD3 #8A8DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.73

#3236BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#3236BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3236BE

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3236BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3236BE	1.00	8.73	2.41	8.73
#FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3236be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.206 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806ed3',
    500: '#3236be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3236be;
$custom-light: #806ed3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3236be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.286,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43117,
    "c": 0.20609,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3236BE

secondary

#CAC882

accent

#DD46E2

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3236BE

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

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