#2C38AB#2C38AB

#2C38AB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.181 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C38AB
RGB	rgb(44, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(234, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(234, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.16, 35.48, -62.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.16, 72.05, 299.50°)
OKLab	oklab(41.23% 0.0034 -0.1814)
OKLCH	oklch(41.23% 0.181 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.8011, 6.3031, 39.2203)
Luminance	0.0630 (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

#2C38AB #AB9F2C

analogous

#2C77AB #2C38AB #602CAB

triadic

#2C38AB #AB2C38 #38AB2C

tetradic

#2C38AB #AB2C77 #AB9F2C #2CAB60

square

#2C38AB #AB2C77 #AB9F2C #2CAB60

split-complementary

#2C38AB #AB602C #77AB2C

monochromatic

#13184A #1F287A #2C38AB #4552CF #767FDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.29

#2C38AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#2C38AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C38AB

9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C38AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C38AB	1.00	9.29	2.26	9.29
#FFFFFF	9.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00576C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c38ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.181 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#796fc5',
    500: '#2c38ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c38ab;
$custom-light: #796fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c38ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.331,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41234,
    "c": 0.18139,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C38AB

secondary

#C3BB6F

accent

#D346E2

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0A0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C38AB

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

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