#2C38C7#2C38C7
#2C38C7 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.217 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C38C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 56, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 64%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 78%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.9%, 71.9%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.89, 45.28, -74.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.89, 87.43, 301.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.02% 0.0003 -0.2166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.02% 0.217 270.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7582, 7.4859, 54.7943) |
| Luminance | 0.0749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.03
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 4.16
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.35
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 4.37
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.68
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C38C7 #C7BB2C
analogous
#2C85C7 #2C38C7 #6E2CC7
triadic
#2C38C7 #C72C38 #38C72C
tetradic
#2C38C7 #C72C85 #C7BB2C #2CC76E
square
#2C38C7 #C72C85 #C7BB2C #2CC76E
split-complementary
#2C38C7 #C76E2C #85C72C
monochromatic
#161C63 #212A95 #2C38C7 #5661DA #8990E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.41
#2C38C7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.50
#2C38C7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C38C7
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C38C7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C38C7 | 1.00 | 8.41 | 2.50 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0055CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0046C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00617C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c38c7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 56, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.217 270.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f70d9',
500: '#2c38c7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c38c7; $custom-light: #7f70d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c38c7",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 56,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.355,
"s": 63.786,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44023,
"c": 0.21661,
"h": 270.1
},
"luminance": 0.07487
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C38C7
secondary
#CFC880
accent
#DA41E7
background
#F8F6FD
surface
#F0ECFB
border
#CBC7D4
text
#0C0715
muted
#7D7A83