#3B36CF#3B36CF

#3B36CF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.224 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B36CF
RGB	rgb(59, 54, 207)
HSL	hsl(242, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 73.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.13, 50.35, -77.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.13, 92.31, 303.06°)
OKLab	oklab(45.37% 0.0164 -0.2238)
OKLCH	oklch(45.37% 0.224 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.3815, 8.0717, 59.8195)
Luminance	0.0807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.04

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B36CF #CACF36

analogous

#367DCF #3B36CF #8736CF

triadic

#3B36CF #CF3B36 #36CF3B

tetradic

#3B36CF #CF367D #CACF36 #36CF87

square

#3B36CF #CF367D #CACF36 #36CF87

split-complementary

#3B36CF #CF8736 #7DCF36

monochromatic

#1E1B70 #2B27A1 #3B36CF #6B67DB #9B99E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#3B36CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#3B36CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B36CF

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B36CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B36CF	1.00	8.03	2.61	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	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: #3b36cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 54, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.224 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876fdf',
    500: '#3b36cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b36cf;
$custom-light: #876fdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b36cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.961,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45374,
    "c": 0.22438,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B36CF

secondary

#D0D28F

accent

#E543DF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B36CF

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

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