#2C38B7#2C38B7

#2C38B7 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.197 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C38B7
RGB	rgb(44, 56, 183)
HSL	hsl(235, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(235, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(76%, 69.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.30, 39.74, -67.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.30, 78.75, 300.31°)
OKLab	oklab(42.41% 0.0022 -0.1968)
OKLCH	oklch(42.41% 0.197 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.9972, 6.7815, 45.5199)
Luminance	0.0678 (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

#2C38B7 #B7AB2C

analogous

#2C7EB7 #2C38B7 #662CB7

triadic

#2C38B7 #B72C38 #38B72C

tetradic

#2C38B7 #B72C7E #B7AB2C #2CB766

square

#2C38B7 #B72C7E #B7AB2C #2CB766

split-complementary

#2C38B7 #B7662C #7EB72C

monochromatic

#141A54 #202986 #2C38B7 #4C58D4 #7E86E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#2C38B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#2C38B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C38B7

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C38B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C38B7	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c38b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 56, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.197 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c6fce',
    500: '#2c38b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c38b7;
$custom-light: #7c6fce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c38b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.82,
    "s": 61.233,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42407,
    "c": 0.19679,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C38B7

secondary

#C8C176

accent

#D643E4

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF9

border

#CAC7D2

text

#0B0714

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C38B7

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

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