#2C38B5#2C38B5

#2C38B5 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.194 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C38B5
RGB	rgb(44, 56, 181)
HSL	hsl(235, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(235, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 69.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.11, 39.04, -67.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.11, 77.65, 300.18°)
OKLab	oklab(42.21% 0.0024 -0.1942)
OKLCH	oklch(42.21% 0.194 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.7905, 6.6989, 44.4314)
Luminance	0.0670 (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

#2C38B5 #B5A92C

analogous

#2C7CB5 #2C38B5 #652CB5

triadic

#2C38B5 #B52C38 #38B52C

tetradic

#2C38B5 #B52C7C #B5A92C #2CB565

square

#2C38B5 #B52C7C #B5A92C #2CB565

split-complementary

#2C38B5 #B5652C #7CB52C

monochromatic

#141A53 #202984 #2C38B5 #4B57D3 #7C85DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.97

#2C38B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#2C38B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C38B5

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C38B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C38B5	1.00	8.97	2.34	8.97
#FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c38b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 56, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.194 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6fcc',
    500: '#2c38b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c38b5;
$custom-light: #7b6fcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c38b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.745,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42209,
    "c": 0.19426,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C38B5

secondary

#C8C075

accent

#D644E4

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF9

border

#CAC7D2

text

#0B0714

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C38B5

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

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