#2A38AA#2A38AA

#2A38AA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.181 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A38AA
RGB	rgb(42, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(233, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(233, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.97, 34.91, -62.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.97, 71.53, 299.21°)
OKLab	oklab(41.03% 0.0014 -0.1806)
OKLCH	oklch(41.03% 0.181 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.6222, 6.2218, 38.7162)
Luminance	0.0622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.74

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A38AA #AA9C2A

analogous

#2A78AA #2A38AA #5C2AAA

triadic

#2A38AA #AA2A38 #38AA2A

tetradic

#2A38AA #AA2A78 #AA9C2A #2AAA5C

square

#2A38AA #AA2A78 #AA9C2A #2AAA5C

split-complementary

#2A38AA #AA5C2A #78AA2A

monochromatic

#121848 #1E2879 #2A38AA #4151D0 #727EDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.36

#2A38AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#2A38AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A38AA

9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A38AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A38AA	1.00	9.36	2.24	9.36
#FFFFFF	9.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00576C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a38aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.181 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786fc4',
    500: '#2a38aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a38aa;
$custom-light: #786fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a38aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.438,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41032,
    "c": 0.18063,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A38AA

secondary

#C3BA6C

accent

#D244E4

background

#F7F6FC

surface

#EEECF8

border

#C9C7D1

text

#0A0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A38AA

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

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