#2B38AF#2B38AF

#2B38AF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.187 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B38AF
RGB	rgb(43, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(234, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(234, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.49, 36.81, -64.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.49, 74.33, 299.68°)
OKLab	oklab(41.57% 0.002 -0.1868)
OKLCH	oklch(41.57% 0.187 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.1457, 6.4360, 41.2567)
Luminance	0.0644 (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

#2B38AF #AFA22B

analogous

#2B7AAF #2B38AF #602BAF

triadic

#2B38AF #AF2B38 #38AF2B

tetradic

#2B38AF #AF2B7A #AFA22B #2BAF60

square

#2B38AF #AF2B7A #AFA22B #2BAF60

split-complementary

#2B38AF #AF602B #7AAF2B

monochromatic

#13194D #1F287E #2B38AF #4653D1 #7781DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.18

#2B38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#2B38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B38AF

9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B38AF	1.00	9.18	2.29	9.18
#FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.187 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#796fc8',
    500: '#2b38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b38af;
$custom-light: #796fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.091,
    "s": 60.55,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41569,
    "c": 0.18684,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B38AF

secondary

#C5BD70

accent

#D444E4

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B38AF

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

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