#4236B2#4236B2

#4236B2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.187 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4236B2
RGB	rgb(66, 54, 178)
HSL	hsl(246, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(246, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 69.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.83, 41.85, -64.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.83, 76.55, 303.14°)
OKLab	oklab(43.02% 0.0305 -0.1849)
OKLCH	oklch(43.02% 0.187 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.5993, 7.0100, 42.8527)
Luminance	0.0701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.48

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4236B2 #A6B236

analogous

#3668B2 #4236B2 #8036B2

triadic

#4236B2 #B24236 #36B242

tetradic

#4236B2 #B23668 #A6B236 #36B280

square

#4236B2 #B23668 #A6B236 #36B280

split-complementary

#4236B2 #B28036 #68B236

monochromatic

#1F1A54 #312883 #4236B2 #6459CD #9088DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#4236B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#4236B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4236B2

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4236B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4236B2	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005770

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4236b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 54, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.187 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846eca',
    500: '#4236b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4236b2;
$custom-light: #846eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4236b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.806,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43018,
    "c": 0.18736,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4236B2

secondary

#BEC57F

accent

#DD4BCF

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF9

border

#CBC7D2

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4236B2

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

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