#3636BD#3636BD

#3636BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.204 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3636BD
RGB	rgb(54, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(240, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(240, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.02, 43.99, -70.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.02, 82.96, 302.03°)
OKLab	oklab(43.25% 0.0136 -0.2034)
OKLCH	oklch(43.25% 0.204 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.0227, 7.0955, 48.8702)
Luminance	0.0710 (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

#3636BD #BDBD36

analogous

#3679BD #3636BD #7936BD

triadic

#3636BD #BD3636 #36BD36

tetradic

#3636BD #BD3679 #BDBD36 #36BD79

square

#3636BD #BD3679 #BDBD36 #36BD79

split-complementary

#3636BD #BD7936 #79BD36

monochromatic

#1B1B5E #28288D #3636BD #5F5FD1 #8F8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#3636BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#3636BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3636BD

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3636BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3636BD	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	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: #3636bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.204 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#816ed2',
    500: '#3636bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3636bd;
$custom-light: #816ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3636bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43253,
    "c": 0.20383,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3636BD

secondary

#C9C985

accent

#DF49DF

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3636BD

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

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