#3636CB#3636CB

#3636CB is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.221 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3636CB
RGB	rgb(54, 54, 203)
HSL	hsl(240, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(240, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.4%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.42, 48.60, -76.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.42, 90.41, 302.52°)
OKLab	oklab(44.67% 0.0113 -0.2206)
OKLCH	oklch(44.67% 0.221 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.6164, 7.7330, 57.2633)
Luminance	0.0773 (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

#3636CB #CBCB36

analogous

#3680CB #3636CB #8036CB

triadic

#3636CB #CB3636 #36CB36

tetradic

#3636CB #CB3680 #CBCB36 #36CB80

square

#3636CB #CB3680 #CBCB36 #36CB80

split-complementary

#3636CB #CB8036 #80CB36

monochromatic

#1C1C6B #28289C #3636CB #6767D8 #9797E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#3636CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#3636CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3636CB

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3636CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3636CB	1.00	8.25	2.55	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3636cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 54, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.221 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846fdc',
    500: '#3636cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3636cb;
$custom-light: #846fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3636cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 58.893,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44668,
    "c": 0.22086,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3636CB

secondary

#D0D08D

accent

#E246E2

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3636CB

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

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