#2B38AB#2B38AB

#2B38AB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.182 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B38AB
RGB	rgb(43, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(234, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(234, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.9%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.11, 35.37, -62.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.11, 72.08, 299.39°)
OKLab	oklab(41.18% 0.0023 -0.1816)
OKLCH	oklch(41.18% 0.182 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.7586, 6.2812, 39.2183)
Luminance	0.0628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.56

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B38AB #AB9E2B

analogous

#2B78AB #2B38AB #5E2BAB

triadic

#2B38AB #AB2B38 #38AB2B

tetradic

#2B38AB #AB2B78 #AB9E2B #2BAB5E

square

#2B38AB #AB2B78 #AB9E2B #2BAB5E

split-complementary

#2B38AB #AB5E2B #78AB2B

monochromatic

#121849 #1F287A #2B38AB #4352D0 #747FDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.31

#2B38AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#2B38AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B38AB

9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B38AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B38AB	1.00	9.31	2.26	9.31
#FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00576C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b38ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.182 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786fc5',
    500: '#2b38ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b38ab;
$custom-light: #786fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b38ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.906,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41181,
    "c": 0.18165,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B38AB

secondary

#C4BB6E

accent

#D345E3

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0A0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B38AB

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

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