#2C38B8#2C38B8

#2C38B8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.198 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C38B8
RGB	rgb(44, 56, 184)
HSL	hsl(235, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(235, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 69.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.40, 40.10, -68.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.40, 79.30, 300.37°)
OKLab	oklab(42.51% 0.0021 -0.198)
OKLCH	oklch(42.51% 0.198 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.1017, 6.8233, 46.0700)
Luminance	0.0683 (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

#2C38B8 #B8AC2C

analogous

#2C7EB8 #2C38B8 #662CB8

triadic

#2C38B8 #B82C38 #38B82C

tetradic

#2C38B8 #B82C7E #B8AC2C #2CB866

square

#2C38B8 #B82C7E #B8AC2C #2CB866

split-complementary

#2C38B8 #B8662C #7EB82C

monochromatic

#141A55 #202987 #2C38B8 #4D58D4 #7E87E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#2C38B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#2C38B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C38B8

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C38B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C38B8	1.00	8.88	2.37	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c38b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 56, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.198 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c6fce',
    500: '#2c38b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c38b8;
$custom-light: #7c6fce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c38b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.857,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42506,
    "c": 0.19805,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C38B8

secondary

#C9C277

accent

#D743E5

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF9

border

#CAC7D2

text

#0B0714

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C38B8

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

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