#36498C#36498C

#36498C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.113 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#36498C
RGB	rgb(54, 73, 140)
HSL	hsl(227, 44%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(227, 61%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 47.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.79, 14.47, -39.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.79, 42.17, 290.06°)
OKLab	oklab(42.59% -0.0015 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(42.59% 0.113 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.6359, 7.4421, 25.7872)
Luminance	0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#36498C #8C7936

analogous

#36748C #36498C #4E368C

triadic

#36498C #8C3649 #498C36

tetradic

#36498C #8C3674 #8C7936 #368C4E

square

#36498C #8C3674 #8C7936 #368C4E

split-complementary

#36498C #8C4E36 #748C36

monochromatic

#141B34 #253260 #36498C #4760B8 #7386C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#36498C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#36498C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #36498C

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##36498C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##36498C	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#29518E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B4A8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #36498c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 73, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.113 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#757bae',
    500: '#36498c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #36498c;
$custom-light: #757bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#36498c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.744,
    "s": 44.33,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42589,
    "c": 0.11311,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#36498C

secondary

#B2A26C

accent

#B854D4

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #36498C

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

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