#2A38AD#2A38AD

#2A38AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.185 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A38AD
RGB	rgb(42, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(234, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(234, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 67.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.25, 35.99, -63.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.25, 73.23, 299.44°)
OKLab	oklab(41.32% 0.0011 -0.1845)
OKLCH	oklch(41.32% 0.185 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.9093, 6.3367, 40.2279)
Luminance	0.0634 (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

#2A38AD #AD9F2A

analogous

#2A79AD #2A38AD #5E2AAD

triadic

#2A38AD #AD2A38 #38AD2A

tetradic

#2A38AD #AD2A79 #AD9F2A #2AAD5E

square

#2A38AD #AD2A79 #AD9F2A #2AAD5E

split-complementary

#2A38AD #AD5E2A #79AD2A

monochromatic

#12184B #1E287C #2A38AD #4352D1 #747FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.26

#2A38AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#2A38AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A38AD

9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A38AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A38AD	1.00	9.26	2.27	9.26
#FFFFFF	9.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00586E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a38ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.185 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786fc7',
    500: '#2a38ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a38ad;
$custom-light: #786fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a38ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.588,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41323,
    "c": 0.18452,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A38AD

secondary

#C5BB6E

accent

#D344E4

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0A0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A38AD

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

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