#3C36CF#3C36CF

#3C36CF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.224 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C36CF
RGB	rgb(60, 54, 207)
HSL	hsl(242, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(71%, 73.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.20, 50.44, -77.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.20, 92.27, 303.14°)
OKLab	oklab(45.44% 0.0176 -0.2234)
OKLCH	oklch(45.44% 0.224 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.4414, 8.1026, 59.8223)
Luminance	0.0810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.95

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C36CF #C9CF36

analogous

#367CCF #3C36CF #8836CF

triadic

#3C36CF #CF3C36 #36CF3C

tetradic

#3C36CF #CF367C #C9CF36 #36CF88

square

#3C36CF #CF367C #C9CF36 #36CF88

split-complementary

#3C36CF #CF8836 #7CCF36

monochromatic

#1E1B70 #2B27A1 #3C36CF #6C67DB #9C99E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#3C36CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#3C36CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C36CF

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C36CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C36CF	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	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: #3c36cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 54, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.224 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876fdf',
    500: '#3c36cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c36cf;
$custom-light: #876fdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c36cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.353,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45436,
    "c": 0.22413,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C36CF

secondary

#D0D28F

accent

#E543DE

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C36CF

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

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