#3A36CF#3A36CF

#3A36CF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.225 H 273.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3A36CF
RGB	rgb(58, 54, 207)
HSL	hsl(242, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 73.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.07, 50.26, -77.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.07, 92.35, 302.97°)
OKLab	oklab(45.31% 0.0152 -0.2241)
OKLCH	oklch(45.31% 0.225 273.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3228, 8.0414, 59.8167)
Luminance	0.0804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.14

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3A36CF #CBCF36

analogous

#367ECF #3A36CF #8636CF

triadic

#3A36CF #CF3A36 #36CF3A

tetradic

#3A36CF #CF367E #CBCF36 #36CF86

square

#3A36CF #CF367E #CBCF36 #36CF86

split-complementary

#3A36CF #CF8636 #7ECF36

monochromatic

#1D1B70 #2A27A1 #3A36CF #6A67DB #9B99E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#3A36CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#3A36CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3A36CF

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3A36CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3A36CF	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3a36cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 54, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.225 273.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866fdf',
    500: '#3a36cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3a36cf;
$custom-light: #866fdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3a36cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 58,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.569,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45313,
    "c": 0.22463,
    "h": 273.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3A36CF

secondary

#D0D28F

accent

#E543E0

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3A36CF

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

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