#4236AD#4236AD

#4236AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.181 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4236AD
RGB	rgb(66, 54, 173)
HSL	hsl(246, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(246, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 68.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.38, 40.23, -61.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.38, 73.79, 303.04°)
OKLab	oklab(42.55% 0.0313 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(42.55% 0.181 280)
XYZ	xyz(11.1064, 6.8129, 40.2568)
Luminance	0.0681 (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

#4236AD #A1AD36

analogous

#3666AD #4236AD #7D36AD

triadic

#4236AD #AD4236 #36AD42

tetradic

#4236AD #AD3666 #A1AD36 #36AD7D

square

#4236AD #AD3666 #A1AD36 #36AD7D

split-complementary

#4236AD #AD7D36 #66AD36

monochromatic

#1E1950 #30277E #4236AD #6256CA #8D85D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#4236AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#4236AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4236AD

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4236AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4236AD	1.00	8.89	2.36	8.89
#FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00556D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4236ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 54, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.181 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836ec6',
    500: '#4236ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4236ad;
$custom-light: #836ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4236ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.05,
    "s": 52.423,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42554,
    "c": 0.18102,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.06814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4236AD

secondary

#BBC27C

accent

#DC4CCD

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4236AD

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

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