#2D38AB#2D38AB

#2D38AB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.181 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D38AB
RGB	rgb(45, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(235, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(235, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.22, 35.59, -62.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.22, 72.03, 299.61°)
OKLab	oklab(41.29% 0.0044 -0.1811)
OKLCH	oklch(41.29% 0.181 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.8446, 6.3255, 39.2223)
Luminance	0.0633 (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

#2D38AB #ABA02D

analogous

#2D77AB #2D38AB #612DAB

triadic

#2D38AB #AB2D38 #38AB2D

tetradic

#2D38AB #AB2D77 #ABA02D #2DAB61

square

#2D38AB #AB2D77 #ABA02D #2DAB61

split-complementary

#2D38AB #AB612D #77AB2D

monochromatic

#14184A #20287B #2D38AB #4753CE #7780DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.27

#2D38AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#2D38AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2D38AB

9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D38AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2D38AB	1.00	9.27	2.27	9.27
#FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00576C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d38ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.181 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#796fc5',
    500: '#2d38ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d38ab;
$custom-light: #796fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d38ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.762,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41289,
    "c": 0.18112,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D38AB

secondary

#C3BC71

accent

#D446E2

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0A0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D38AB

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

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