#2C38BD#2C38BD

#2C38BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.204 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C38BD
RGB	rgb(44, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(235, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(235, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.89, 41.84, -70.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.89, 82.04, 300.66°)
OKLab	oklab(43.01% 0.0015 -0.2043)
OKLCH	oklch(43.01% 0.204 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.6351, 7.0367, 48.8793)
Luminance	0.0704 (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

#2C38BD #BDB12C

analogous

#2C81BD #2C38BD #682CBD

triadic

#2C38BD #BD2C38 #38BD2C

tetradic

#2C38BD #BD2C81 #BDB12C #2CBD68

square

#2C38BD #BD2C81 #BDB12C #2CBD68

split-complementary

#2C38BD #BD682C #81BD2C

monochromatic

#151B5A #20298B #2C38BD #505BD6 #828AE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#2C38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#2C38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C38BD

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C38BD	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.204 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d6fd2',
    500: '#2c38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c38bd;
$custom-light: #7d6fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.034,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43007,
    "c": 0.20432,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C38BD

secondary

#CBC47A

accent

#D842E5

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0B0714

muted

#7C7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C38BD

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

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