#3B36BE#3B36BE

#3B36BE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.204 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B36BE
RGB	rgb(59, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(242, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(242, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.45, 44.86, -70.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.45, 83.32, 302.58°)
OKLab	oklab(43.67% 0.0195 -0.2029)
OKLCH	oklch(43.67% 0.204 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.4140, 7.2847, 49.4571)
Luminance	0.0729 (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

#3B36BE #B9BE36

analogous

#3675BE #3B36BE #7F36BE

triadic

#3B36BE #BE3B36 #36BE3B

tetradic

#3B36BE #BE3675 #B9BE36 #36BE7F

square

#3B36BE #BE3675 #B9BE36 #36BE7F

split-complementary

#3B36BE #BE7F36 #75BE36

monochromatic

#1D1B5F #2C288E #3B36BE #6460D2 #928FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#3B36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#3B36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B36BE

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B36BE	1.00	8.55	2.46	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.204 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836fd3',
    500: '#3b36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b36be;
$custom-light: #836fd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.206,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43671,
    "c": 0.20384,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B36BE

secondary

#C7CA86

accent

#DF49DA

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B36BE

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

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