#2B38B8#2B38B8

#2B38B8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.198 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B38B8
RGB	rgb(43, 56, 184)
HSL	hsl(234, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(234, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 69.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.35, 40.00, -68.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.35, 79.33, 300.28°)
OKLab	oklab(42.46% 0.0011 -0.1983)
OKLCH	oklch(42.46% 0.198 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.0592, 6.8014, 46.0681)
Luminance	0.0680 (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

#2B38B8 #B8AB2B

analogous

#2B7FB8 #2B38B8 #652BB8

triadic

#2B38B8 #B82B38 #38B82B

tetradic

#2B38B8 #B82B7F #B8AB2B #2BB865

square

#2B38B8 #B82B7F #B8AB2B #2BB865

split-complementary

#2B38B8 #B8652B #7FB82B

monochromatic

#141A55 #1F2986 #2B38B8 #4B58D5 #7D86E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#2B38B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#2B38B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B38B8

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B38B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B38B8	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b38b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 56, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.198 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6fce',
    500: '#2b38b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b38b8;
$custom-light: #7b6fce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b38b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.468,
    "s": 62.115,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42456,
    "c": 0.19831,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B38B8

secondary

#C9C176

accent

#D643E5

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF9

border

#CAC7D2

text

#0B0714

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B38B8

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

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