#2B38C4#2B38C4

#2B38C4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.213 H 269.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B38C4
RGB	rgb(43, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(235, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(235, 78%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.54, 44.17, -73.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.54, 85.85, 300.97°)
OKLab	oklab(43.67% -0.0003 -0.2132)
OKLCH	oklch(43.67% 0.213 269.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.3708, 7.3261, 52.9759)
Luminance	0.0733 (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

#2B38C4 #C4B72B

analogous

#2B85C4 #2B38C4 #6B2BC4

triadic

#2B38C4 #C42B38 #38C42B

tetradic

#2B38C4 #C42B85 #C4B72B #2BC46B

square

#2B38C4 #C42B85 #C4B72B #2BC46B

split-complementary

#2B38C4 #C46B2B #85C42B

monochromatic

#151B60 #202A92 #2B38C4 #535ED9 #858DE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.52

#2B38C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#2B38C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B38C4

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B38C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B38C4	1.00	8.52	2.47	8.52
#FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b38c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.213 269.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e6fd7',
    500: '#2b38c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b38c4;
$custom-light: #7e6fd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b38c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.902,
    "s": 64.017,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43668,
    "c": 0.2132,
    "h": 269.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B38C4

secondary

#CEC77D

accent

#D941E7

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B38C4

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

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