#36498D#36498D

#36498D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.115 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#36498D
RGB	rgb(54, 73, 141)
HSL	hsl(227, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(227, 62%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 48.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.86, 14.83, -40.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.86, 42.78, 290.28°)
OKLab	oklab(42.66% -0.0013 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(42.66% 0.115 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.7100, 7.4717, 26.1773)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#36498D #8D7A36

analogous

#36748D #36498D #4F368D

triadic

#36498D #8D3649 #498D36

tetradic

#36498D #8D3674 #8D7A36 #368D4F

square

#36498D #8D3674 #8D7A36 #368D4F

split-complementary

#36498D #8D4F36 #748D36

monochromatic

#141B34 #253261 #36498D #4760B9 #7487CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#36498D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#36498D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #36498D

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##36498D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##36498D	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#285190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A4A8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005864

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #36498d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 73, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.115 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#757baf',
    500: '#36498d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #36498d;
$custom-light: #757baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#36498d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.897,
    "s": 44.615,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42659,
    "c": 0.11461,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#36498D

secondary

#B2A36D

accent

#B853D4

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #36498D

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

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