#2C38B0#2C38B0

#2C38B0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.188 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C38B0
RGB	rgb(44, 56, 176)
HSL	hsl(235, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(235, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 68.2%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.63, 37.27, -64.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.63, 74.86, 299.86°)
OKLab	oklab(41.72% 0.0029 -0.1878)
OKLCH	oklch(41.72% 0.188 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.2867, 6.4973, 41.7779)
Luminance	0.0650 (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

#2C38B0 #B0A42C

analogous

#2C7AB0 #2C38B0 #622CB0

triadic

#2C38B0 #B02C38 #38B02C

tetradic

#2C38B0 #B02C7A #B0A42C #2CB062

square

#2C38B0 #B02C7A #B0A42C #2CB062

split-complementary

#2C38B0 #B0622C #7AB02C

monochromatic

#14194E #20287F #2C38B0 #4854D1 #7982DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.13

#2C38B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#2C38B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C38B0

9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C38B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C38B0	1.00	9.13	2.30	9.13
#FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00596F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c38b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 56, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.188 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a6fc9',
    500: '#2c38b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c38b0;
$custom-light: #7a6fc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c38b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.545,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41719,
    "c": 0.18786,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C38B0

secondary

#C6BE72

accent

#D545E3

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C38B0

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

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