#3B36C4#3B36C4

#3B36C4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.211 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B36C4
RGB	rgb(59, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(242, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(242, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.03, 46.82, -72.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.03, 86.53, 302.76°)
OKLab	oklab(44.27% 0.0184 -0.2104)
OKLCH	oklch(44.27% 0.211 275)
XYZ	xyz(13.0833, 7.5524, 52.9821)
Luminance	0.0755 (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

#3B36C4 #BFC436

analogous

#3678C4 #3B36C4 #8236C4

triadic

#3B36C4 #C43B36 #36C43B

tetradic

#3B36C4 #C43678 #BFC436 #36C482

square

#3B36C4 #C43678 #BFC436 #36C482

split-complementary

#3B36C4 #C48236 #78C436

monochromatic

#1E1C64 #2D2994 #3B36C4 #6763D4 #9693E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#3B36C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#3B36C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B36C4

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B36C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B36C4	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b36c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.211 275.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846fd7',
    500: '#3b36c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b36c4;
$custom-light: #846fd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b36c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.113,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44265,
    "c": 0.21119,
    "h": 275
  },
  "luminance": 0.07554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B36C4

secondary

#CACC89

accent

#E048DB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B36C4

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

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