#3536BD#3536BD

#3536BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.204 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3536BD
RGB	rgb(53, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(240, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(240, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.96, 43.89, -70.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.96, 82.99, 301.93°)
OKLab	oklab(43.19% 0.0124 -0.2037)
OKLCH	oklch(43.19% 0.204 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.9696, 7.0682, 48.8677)
Luminance	0.0707 (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

#3536BD #BDBC35

analogous

#357ABD #3536BD #7835BD

triadic

#3536BD #BD3536 #36BD35

tetradic

#3536BD #BD357A #BDBC35 #35BD78

square

#3536BD #BD357A #BDBC35 #35BD78

split-complementary

#3536BD #BD7835 #7ABD35

monochromatic

#1A1B5D #28288D #3536BD #5D5ED2 #8D8EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#3536BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#3536BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3536BD

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3536BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3536BD	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3536bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.204 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806ed2',
    500: '#3536bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3536bd;
$custom-light: #806ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3536bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.559,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43193,
    "c": 0.20409,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07069
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3536BD

secondary

#CAC984

accent

#DE48DF

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3536BD

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

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