#36278B#36278B

#36278B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.157 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#36278B
RGB	rgb(54, 39, 139)
HSL	hsl(249, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(249, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 71.9%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.00, 36.24, -53.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.00, 64.42, 304.23°)
OKLab	oklab(36.04% 0.0325 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(36.04% 0.157 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.9056, 4.0989, 24.8484)
Luminance	0.0410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#36278B #7C8B27

analogous

#274A8B #36278B #68278B

triadic

#36278B #8B3627 #278B36

tetradic

#36278B #8B274A #7C8B27 #278B68

square

#36278B #8B274A #7C8B27 #278B68

split-complementary

#36278B #8B6827 #4A8B27

monochromatic

#110C2B #231A5B #36278B #4934BB #6D5BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.54

#36278B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#36278B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #36278B

11.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##36278B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##36278B	1.00	11.54	1.82	11.54
#FFFFFF	11.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003589

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004256

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #36278b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 39, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.157 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7863ae',
    500: '#36278b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #36278b;
$custom-light: #7863ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#36278b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249,
    "s": 56.18,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36044,
    "c": 0.15686,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#36278B

secondary

#A8B658

accent

#DF48C9

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EEEAF4

border

#C9C6CE

text

#0A0510

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #36278B

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

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