#2C38AF#2C38AF

#2C38AF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.187 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C38AF
RGB	rgb(44, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(235, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(235, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.9%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.54, 36.91, -64.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.54, 74.30, 299.79°)
OKLab	oklab(41.62% 0.003 -0.1865)
OKLCH	oklch(41.62% 0.187 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.1881, 6.4579, 41.2587)
Luminance	0.0646 (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

#2C38AF #AFA32C

analogous

#2C79AF #2C38AF #622CAF

triadic

#2C38AF #AF2C38 #38AF2C

tetradic

#2C38AF #AF2C79 #AFA32C #2CAF62

square

#2C38AF #AF2C79 #AFA32C #2CAF62

split-complementary

#2C38AF #AF622C #79AF2C

monochromatic

#13194D #20287E #2C38AF #4754D1 #7882DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.16

#2C38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#2C38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C38AF

9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C38AF	1.00	9.16	2.29	9.16
#FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.187 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a6fc8',
    500: '#2c38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c38af;
$custom-light: #7a6fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.504,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41621,
    "c": 0.18657,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C38AF

secondary

#C5BD72

accent

#D445E3

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C38AF

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

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