#2B38AA#2B38AA

#2B38AA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.180 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B38AA
RGB	rgb(43, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(234, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(234, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.02, 35.01, -62.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.02, 71.51, 299.32°)
OKLab	oklab(41.09% 0.0024 -0.1803)
OKLCH	oklch(41.09% 0.18 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.6637, 6.2432, 38.7182)
Luminance	0.0624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.66

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B38AA #AA9D2B

analogous

#2B78AA #2B38AA #5E2BAA

triadic

#2B38AA #AA2B38 #38AA2B

tetradic

#2B38AA #AA2B78 #AA9D2B #2BAA5E

square

#2B38AA #AA2B78 #AA9D2B #2BAA5E

split-complementary

#2B38AA #AA5E2B #78AA2B

monochromatic

#121848 #1F2879 #2B38AA #4351CF #747EDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.34

#2B38AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#2B38AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B38AA

9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B38AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B38AA	1.00	9.34	2.25	9.34
#FFFFFF	9.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.34	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: #2b38aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.180 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786fc4',
    500: '#2b38aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b38aa;
$custom-light: #786fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b38aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.858,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41085,
    "c": 0.18036,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B38AA

secondary

#C3BA6E

accent

#D345E3

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0A0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B38AA

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

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