#3236C4#3236C4

#3236C4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.213 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3236C4
RGB	rgb(50, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(238, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(238, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.48, 45.94, -73.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.48, 86.84, 301.94°)
OKLab	oklab(43.73% 0.0079 -0.2133)
OKLCH	oklch(43.73% 0.213 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.5950, 7.3006, 52.9592)
Luminance	0.0730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.74

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3236C4 #C4C032

analogous

#327FC4 #3236C4 #7732C4

triadic

#3236C4 #C43236 #36C432

tetradic

#3236C4 #C4327F #C4C032 #32C477

square

#3236C4 #C4327F #C4C032 #32C477

split-complementary

#3236C4 #C47732 #7FC432

monochromatic

#191B62 #262993 #3236C4 #5D61D6 #8E90E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#3236C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#3236C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3236C4

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3236C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3236C4	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3236c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.213 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816ed7',
    500: '#3236c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3236c4;
$custom-light: #816ed7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3236c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.356,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43726,
    "c": 0.21344,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3236C4

secondary

#CDCB85

accent

#DE45E3

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3236C4

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

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