#2B438C#2B438C

#2B438C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.125 H 267.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B438C
RGB	rgb(43, 67, 140)
HSL	hsl(225, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(225, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 52.1%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.45, 16.47, -43.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.45, 46.43, 290.77°)
OKLab	oklab(40.64% -0.0065 -0.1246)
OKLCH	oklch(40.64% 0.125 267)
XYZ	xyz(7.7354, 6.4206, 25.6375)
Luminance	0.0642 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B438C #8C742B

analogous

#2B738C #2B438C #442B8C

triadic

#2B438C #8C2B43 #438C2B

tetradic

#2B438C #8C2B73 #8C742B #2B8C44

square

#2B438C #8C2B73 #8C742B #2B8C44

split-complementary

#2B438C #8C442B #738C2B

monochromatic

#0E162E #1D2D5D #2B438C #3959BB #627DCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.19

#2B438C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#2B438C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B438C

9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B438C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B438C	1.00	9.19	2.28	9.19
#FFFFFF	9.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#184C8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00438B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b438c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 67, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.125 267.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7076ae',
    500: '#2b438c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b438c;
$custom-light: #7076ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b438c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.155,
    "s": 53.005,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40639,
    "c": 0.12478,
    "h": 267
  },
  "luminance": 0.06421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B438C

secondary

#B59F5E

accent

#B94BDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080810

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B438C

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

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