#3B36CD#3B36CD

#3B36CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.222 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B36CD
RGB	rgb(59, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(242, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.93, 49.71, -76.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.93, 91.27, 303.00°)
OKLab	oklab(45.17% 0.0168 -0.2214)
OKLCH	oklch(45.17% 0.222 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.1386, 7.9745, 58.5399)
Luminance	0.0798 (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

#3B36CD #C8CD36

analogous

#367CCD #3B36CD #8636CD

triadic

#3B36CD #CD3B36 #36CD3B

tetradic

#3B36CD #CD367C #C8CD36 #36CD86

square

#3B36CD #CD367C #C8CD36 #36CD86

split-complementary

#3B36CD #CD8636 #7CCD36

monochromatic

#1E1B6D #2B279E #3B36CD #6B67D9 #9B98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#3B36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#3B36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B36CD

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B36CD	1.00	8.09	2.60	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.222 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866fde',
    500: '#3b36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b36cd;
$custom-light: #866fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.987,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45171,
    "c": 0.22201,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B36CD

secondary

#CFD18E

accent

#E344DE

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B36CD

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

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