#2438BD#2438BD

#2438BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.206 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2438BD
RGB	rgb(36, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(232, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(232, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.52, 41.19, -71.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.52, 82.24, 300.05°)
OKLab	oklab(42.64% -0.006 -0.2063)
OKLCH	oklch(42.64% 0.206 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.3239, 6.8762, 48.8647)
Luminance	0.0688 (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

#2438BD #BDA924

analogous

#2485BD #2438BD #5D24BD

triadic

#2438BD #BD2438 #38BD24

tetradic

#2438BD #BD2485 #BDA924 #24BD5D

square

#2438BD #BD2485 #BDA924 #24BD5D

split-complementary

#2438BD #BD5D24 #85BD24

monochromatic

#101A56 #1A298A #2438BD #4357DB #7685E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.84

#2438BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#2438BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2438BD

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2438BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2438BD	1.00	8.84	2.38	8.84
#FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2438bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.206 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6fd2',
    500: '#2438bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2438bd;
$custom-light: #7b6fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2438bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.157,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42641,
    "c": 0.20635,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2438BD

secondary

#CCC070

accent

#D43DEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#EFECFA

border

#CAC7D3

text

#0B0714

muted

#7C7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2438BD

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

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