#3638BD#3638BD

#3638BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.202 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3638BD
RGB	rgb(54, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(239, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(239, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.45, 42.82, -69.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.45, 81.74, 301.59°)
OKLab	oklab(43.56% 0.0124 -0.2013)
OKLCH	oklch(43.56% 0.202 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.1177, 7.2855, 48.9019)
Luminance	0.0729 (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

#3638BD #BDBB36

analogous

#367CBD #3638BD #7736BD

triadic

#3638BD #BD3638 #38BD36

tetradic

#3638BD #BD367C #BDBB36 #36BD77

square

#3638BD #BD367C #BDBB36 #36BD77

split-complementary

#3638BD #BD7736 #7CBD36

monochromatic

#1B1C5E #282A8D #3638BD #5F61D1 #8F90DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#3638BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#3638BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3638BD

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3638BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3638BD	1.00	8.55	2.46	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3638bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.202 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8170d2',
    500: '#3638bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3638bd;
$custom-light: #8170d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3638bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.111,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43558,
    "c": 0.20173,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3638BD

secondary

#C9C885

accent

#DD49DF

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3638BD

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

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