#2B2799#2B2799

#2B2799 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.177 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B2799
RGB	rgb(43, 39, 153)
HSL	hsl(242, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(242, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 74.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.53, 39.49, -61.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.53, 72.73, 302.89°)
OKLab	oklab(36.62% 0.0146 -0.1766)
OKLCH	oklch(36.62% 0.177 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.4696, 4.2638, 30.5602)
Luminance	0.0427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B2799 #959927

analogous

#275C99 #2B2799 #642799

triadic

#2B2799 #992B27 #27992B

tetradic

#2B2799 #99275C #959927 #279964

square

#2B2799 #99275C #959927 #279964

split-complementary

#2B2799 #996427 #5C9927

monochromatic

#100E37 #1D1B68 #2B2799 #3933CA #6763D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.33

#2B2799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#2B2799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B2799

11.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B2799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B2799	1.00	11.33	1.85	11.33
#FFFFFF	11.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00485E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b2799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 39, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.177 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7663b8',
    500: '#2b2799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b2799;
$custom-light: #7663b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b2799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.105,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36623,
    "c": 0.1772,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B2799

secondary

#BABD5F

accent

#E345DD

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0512

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B2799

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

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