#2C38AA#2C38AA

#2C38AA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.180 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C38AA
RGB	rgb(44, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(234, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(234, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.07, 35.12, -62.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.07, 71.48, 299.43°)
OKLab	oklab(41.14% 0.0035 -0.18)
OKLCH	oklch(41.14% 0.18 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.7061, 6.2651, 38.7202)
Luminance	0.0627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.58

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C38AA #AA9E2C

analogous

#2C77AA #2C38AA #5F2CAA

triadic

#2C38AA #AA2C38 #38AA2C

tetradic

#2C38AA #AA2C77 #AA9E2C #2CAA5F

square

#2C38AA #AA2C77 #AA9E2C #2CAA5F

split-complementary

#2C38AA #AA5F2C #77AA2C

monochromatic

#131849 #1F2879 #2C38AA #4452CF #757FDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.32

#2C38AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#2C38AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C38AA

9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C38AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C38AA	1.00	9.32	2.25	9.32
#FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00566C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c38aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.180 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786fc4',
    500: '#2c38aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c38aa;
$custom-light: #786fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c38aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.286,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41138,
    "c": 0.18008,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C38AA

secondary

#C3BB6F

accent

#D346E2

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0A0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C38AA

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

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