#3536CC#3536CC

#3536CC is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.222 H 272.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3536CC
RGB	rgb(53, 54, 204)
HSL	hsl(240, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(240, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 73.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.46, 48.84, -76.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.46, 90.97, 302.47°)
OKLab	oklab(44.71% 0.01 -0.2221)
OKLCH	oklch(44.71% 0.222 272.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.6828, 7.7534, 57.8905)
Luminance	0.0775 (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

#3536CC #CCCB35

analogous

#3581CC #3536CC #8035CC

triadic

#3536CC #CC3536 #36CC35

tetradic

#3536CC #CC3581 #CCCB35 #35CC80

square

#3536CC #CC3581 #CCCB35 #35CC80

split-complementary

#3536CC #CC8035 #81CC35

monochromatic

#1B1C6B #27289C #3536CC #6667D8 #9797E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#3536CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#3536CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3536CC

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3536CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3536CC	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3536cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 54, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.222 272.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846fdd',
    500: '#3536cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3536cc;
$custom-light: #846fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3536cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.603,
    "s": 59.684,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44713,
    "c": 0.22231,
    "h": 272.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3536CC

secondary

#D0D08D

accent

#E245E3

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3536CC

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

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