#3C36CA#3C36CA

#3C36CA is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.218 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C36CA
RGB	rgb(60, 54, 202)
HSL	hsl(242, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(242, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.3%, 73.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.69, 48.85, -75.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.69, 89.66, 303.01°)
OKLab	oklab(44.93% 0.0186 -0.2174)
OKLCH	oklch(44.93% 0.218 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.8398, 7.8619, 56.6538)
Luminance	0.0786 (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

#3C36CA #C4CA36

analogous

#367ACA #3C36CA #8636CA

triadic

#3C36CA #CA3C36 #36CA3C

tetradic

#3C36CA #CA367A #C4CA36 #36CA86

square

#3C36CA #CA367A #C4CA36 #36CA86

split-complementary

#3C36CA #CA8636 #7ACA36

monochromatic

#1F1C6A #2D299A #3C36CA #6B66D7 #9A97E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#3C36CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#3C36CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C36CA

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C36CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C36CA	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c36ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 54, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.218 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866fdb',
    500: '#3c36ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c36ca;
$custom-light: #866fdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c36ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.432,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44931,
    "c": 0.21818,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C36CA

secondary

#CCCF8D

accent

#E146DB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C36CA

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

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