#2C38AE#2C38AE

#2C38AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.185 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C38AE
RGB	rgb(44, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(234, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(234, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.45, 36.56, -64.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.45, 73.74, 299.72°)
OKLab	oklab(41.52% 0.0031 -0.1853)
OKLCH	oklch(41.52% 0.185 271)
XYZ	xyz(10.0903, 6.4187, 40.7434)
Luminance	0.0642 (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

#2C38AE #AEA22C

analogous

#2C79AE #2C38AE #612CAE

triadic

#2C38AE #AE2C38 #38AE2C

tetradic

#2C38AE #AE2C79 #AEA22C #2CAE61

square

#2C38AE #AE2C79 #AEA22C #2CAE61

split-complementary

#2C38AE #AE612C #79AE2C

monochromatic

#13194C #20287D #2C38AE #4753D0 #7881DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.19

#2C38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#2C38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C38AE

9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C38AE	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)

#004EB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00586E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.185 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#796fc7',
    500: '#2c38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c38ae;
$custom-light: #796fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.462,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41524,
    "c": 0.18529,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.0642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C38AE

secondary

#C5BD71

accent

#D445E3

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C38AE

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

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