#3636CD#3636CD

#3636CD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.223 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3636CD
RGB	rgb(54, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(240, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(240, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.62, 49.25, -77.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.62, 91.45, 302.59°)
OKLab	oklab(44.87% 0.0109 -0.223)
OKLCH	oklch(44.87% 0.223 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.8562, 7.8289, 58.5267)
Luminance	0.0783 (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

#3636CD #CDCD36

analogous

#3681CD #3636CD #8136CD

triadic

#3636CD #CD3636 #36CD36

tetradic

#3636CD #CD3681 #CDCD36 #36CD81

square

#3636CD #CD3681 #CDCD36 #36CD81

split-complementary

#3636CD #CD8136 #81CD36

monochromatic

#1B1B6D #27279E #3636CD #6767D9 #9898E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.18

#3636CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#3636CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3636CD

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3636CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3636CD	1.00	8.18	2.57	8.18
#FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3636cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.223 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846fde',
    500: '#3636cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3636cd;
$custom-light: #846fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3636cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44873,
    "c": 0.22325,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3636CD

secondary

#D1D18E

accent

#E344E3

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3636CD

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

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