#4236AB#4236AB

#4236AB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.178 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4236AB
RGB	rgb(66, 54, 171)
HSL	hsl(246, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 68.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.20, 39.59, -60.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.20, 72.68, 303.00°)
OKLab	oklab(42.37% 0.0316 -0.1756)
OKLCH	oklch(42.37% 0.178 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.9143, 6.7361, 39.2452)
Luminance	0.0674 (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

#4236AB #9FAB36

analogous

#3665AB #4236AB #7D36AB

triadic

#4236AB #AB4236 #36AB42

tetradic

#4236AB #AB3665 #9FAB36 #36AB7D

square

#4236AB #AB3665 #9FAB36 #36AB7D

split-complementary

#4236AB #AB7D36 #65AB36

monochromatic

#1E194E #30277C #4236AB #6155C9 #8C83D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.95

#4236AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#4236AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4236AB

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4236AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4236AB	1.00	8.95	2.35	8.95
#FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00556C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4236ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 54, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.178 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826ec5',
    500: '#4236ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4236ab;
$custom-light: #826ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4236ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.154,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42371,
    "c": 0.17846,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4236AB

secondary

#BAC27B

accent

#DB4CCD

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4236AB

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

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