#2A38AF#2A38AF

#2A38AF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.187 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A38AF
RGB	rgb(42, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(234, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(234, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(76%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.44, 36.71, -64.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.44, 74.35, 299.58°)
OKLab	oklab(41.52% 0.001 -0.1871)
OKLCH	oklch(41.52% 0.187 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.1042, 6.4146, 41.2548)
Luminance	0.0642 (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

#2A38AF #AFA12A

analogous

#2A7BAF #2A38AF #5E2AAF

triadic

#2A38AF #AF2A38 #38AF2A

tetradic

#2A38AF #AF2A7B #AFA12A #2AAF5E

square

#2A38AF #AF2A7B #AFA12A #2AAF5E

split-complementary

#2A38AF #AF5E2A #7BAF2A

monochromatic

#12184C #1E287E #2A38AF #4453D2 #7580DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.20

#2A38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#2A38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A38AF

9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A38AF	1.00	9.20	2.28	9.20
#FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.187 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#796fc8',
    500: '#2a38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a38af;
$custom-light: #796fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.684,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41517,
    "c": 0.18711,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A38AF

secondary

#C6BC6F

accent

#D343E4

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A38AF

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

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