#2C38AD#2C38AD

#2C38AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.184 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C38AD
RGB	rgb(44, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(234, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(234, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.6%, 67.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.35, 36.20, -63.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.35, 73.18, 299.65°)
OKLab	oklab(41.43% 0.0032 -0.184)
OKLCH	oklch(41.43% 0.184 271)
XYZ	xyz(9.9931, 6.3799, 40.2318)
Luminance	0.0638 (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

#2C38AD #ADA12C

analogous

#2C78AD #2C38AD #612CAD

triadic

#2C38AD #AD2C38 #38AD2C

tetradic

#2C38AD #AD2C78 #ADA12C #2CAD61

square

#2C38AD #AD2C78 #ADA12C #2CAD61

split-complementary

#2C38AD #AD612C #78AD2C

monochromatic

#13184B #20287C #2C38AD #4653D0 #7780DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.23

#2C38AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#2C38AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C38AD

9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C38AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C38AD	1.00	9.23	2.28	9.23
#FFFFFF	9.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00586E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c38ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.184 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#796fc7',
    500: '#2c38ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c38ad;
$custom-light: #796fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c38ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.419,
    "s": 59.447,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41427,
    "c": 0.18399,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.06381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C38AD

secondary

#C4BC71

accent

#D445E3

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C38AD

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

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