#3B36BD#3B36BD

#3B36BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.203 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B36BD
RGB	rgb(59, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(242, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(242, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.35, 44.54, -69.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.35, 82.78, 302.55°)
OKLab	oklab(43.57% 0.0196 -0.2017)
OKLCH	oklch(43.57% 0.203 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.3051, 7.2411, 48.8835)
Luminance	0.0724 (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

#3B36BD #B8BD36

analogous

#3675BD #3B36BD #7E36BD

triadic

#3B36BD #BD3B36 #36BD3B

tetradic

#3B36BD #BD3675 #B8BD36 #36BD7E

square

#3B36BD #BD3675 #B8BD36 #36BD7E

split-complementary

#3B36BD #BD7E36 #75BD36

monochromatic

#1D1B5E #2C288D #3B36BD #635FD1 #928FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#3B36BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#3B36BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B36BD

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B36BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B36BD	1.00	8.58	2.45	8.58
#FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b36bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.203 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836ed2',
    500: '#3b36bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b36bd;
$custom-light: #836ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b36bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.222,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43572,
    "c": 0.20261,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B36BD

secondary

#C7C985

accent

#DF49D9

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B36BD

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

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