#2D38BA#2D38BA

#2D38BA is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.200 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D38BA
RGB	rgb(45, 56, 186)
HSL	hsl(235, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(235, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 69.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.65, 40.89, -69.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.65, 80.37, 300.58°)
OKLab	oklab(42.76% 0.0029 -0.2003)
OKLCH	oklch(42.76% 0.2 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.3563, 6.9302, 47.1840)
Luminance	0.0693 (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

#2D38BA #BAAF2D

analogous

#2D7FBA #2D38BA #682DBA

triadic

#2D38BA #BA2D38 #38BA2D

tetradic

#2D38BA #BA2D7F #BAAF2D #2DBA68

square

#2D38BA #BA2D7F #BAAF2D #2DBA68

split-complementary

#2D38BA #BA682D #7FBA2D

monochromatic

#151A57 #212989 #2D38BA #505AD5 #8188E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.80

#2D38BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#2D38BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2D38BA

8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D38BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2D38BA	1.00	8.80	2.39	8.80
#FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d38ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 56, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.200 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d6fd0',
    500: '#2d38ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d38ba;
$custom-light: #7d6fd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d38ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.319,
    "s": 61.039,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42757,
    "c": 0.2003,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D38BA

secondary

#C9C379

accent

#D844E4

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF9

border

#CAC7D2

text

#0B0714

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D38BA

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

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