#36498E#36498E

#36498E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.116 H 269.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#36498E
RGB	rgb(54, 73, 142)
HSL	hsl(227, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(227, 62%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 48.6%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.92, 15.19, -40.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.92, 43.38, 290.50°)
OKLab	oklab(42.73% -0.0012 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(42.73% 0.116 269.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.7847, 7.5016, 26.5710)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#36498E #8E7B36

analogous

#36758E #36498E #4F368E

triadic

#36498E #8E3649 #498E36

tetradic

#36498E #8E3675 #8E7B36 #368E4F

square

#36498E #8E3675 #8E7B36 #368E4F

split-complementary

#36498E #8E4F36 #758E36

monochromatic

#141B35 #253262 #36498E #4860B9 #7487CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#36498E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#36498E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #36498E

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##36498E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##36498E	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275291

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#184A8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #36498e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 73, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.116 269.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767baf',
    500: '#36498e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #36498e;
$custom-light: #767baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#36498e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.045,
    "s": 44.898,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4273,
    "c": 0.1161,
    "h": 269.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#36498E

secondary

#B3A46D

accent

#B953D5

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF5

border

#C8C8CF

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #36498E

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

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