#2B38AC#2B38AC

#2B38AC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.183 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B38AC
RGB	rgb(43, 56, 172)
HSL	hsl(234, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(234, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 67.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.20, 35.73, -63.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.20, 72.64, 299.47°)
OKLab	oklab(41.28% 0.0023 -0.1829)
OKLCH	oklch(41.28% 0.183 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.8543, 6.3195, 39.7222)
Luminance	0.0632 (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

#2B38AC #AC9F2B

analogous

#2B79AC #2B38AC #5E2BAC

triadic

#2B38AC #AC2B38 #38AC2B

tetradic

#2B38AC #AC2B79 #AC9F2B #2BAC5E

square

#2B38AC #AC2B79 #AC9F2B #2BAC5E

split-complementary

#2B38AC #AC5E2B #79AC2B

monochromatic

#13184A #1F287B #2B38AC #4452D0 #757FDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.28

#2B38AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#2B38AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B38AC

9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B38AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B38AC	1.00	9.28	2.26	9.28
#FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00576D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b38ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 56, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.183 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#796fc6',
    500: '#2b38ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b38ac;
$custom-light: #796fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b38ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.953,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41278,
    "c": 0.18296,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B38AC

secondary

#C4BB6F

accent

#D345E3

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0A0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B38AC

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

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