#2B38B5#2B38B5
#2B38B5 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.195 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B38B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 56, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.2%, 69.1%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.06, 38.94, -67.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.06, 77.67, 300.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.16% 0.0014 -0.1945) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.16% 0.195 270.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7481, 6.6770, 44.4294) |
| Luminance | 0.0668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 1.85
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.68
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.86
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.59
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 6.07
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B38B5 #B5A82B
analogous
#2B7DB5 #2B38B5 #632BB5
triadic
#2B38B5 #B52B38 #38B52B
tetradic
#2B38B5 #B52B7D #B5A82B #2BB563
square
#2B38B5 #B52B7D #B5A82B #2BB563
split-complementary
#2B38B5 #B5632B #7DB52B
monochromatic
#141952 #1F2984 #2B38B5 #4956D4 #7B84E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#2B38B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#2B38B5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B38B5
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B38B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B38B5 | 1.00 | 8.99 | 2.34 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0050B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0042B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005A72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b38b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 56, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.195 270.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b6fcc',
500: '#2b38b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b38b5; $custom-light: #7b6fcc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b38b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 56,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.348,
"s": 61.607,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42158,
"c": 0.19453,
"h": 270.4
},
"luminance": 0.06678
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B38B5
secondary
#C8C074
accent
#D543E5
background
#F8F6FC
surface
#EFECF9
border
#CAC7D2
text
#0B0714
muted
#7C7A82