#2D38C9#2D38C9

#2D38C9 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.219 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D38C9
RGB	rgb(45, 56, 201)
HSL	hsl(236, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(236, 78%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 72.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.14, 46.04, -75.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.14, 88.47, 301.36°)
OKLab	oklab(44.28% 0.001 -0.2188)
OKLCH	oklch(44.28% 0.219 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.0354, 7.6018, 56.0273)
Luminance	0.0760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.08

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D38C9 #C9BE2D

analogous

#2D86C9 #2D38C9 #702DC9

triadic

#2D38C9 #C92D38 #38C92D

tetradic

#2D38C9 #C92D86 #C9BE2D #2DC970

square

#2D38C9 #C92D86 #C9BE2D #2DC970

split-complementary

#2D38C9 #C9702D #86C92D

monochromatic

#171C65 #222A97 #2D38C9 #5962DA #8B92E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#2D38C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#2D38C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2D38C9

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D38C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2D38C9	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d38c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 56, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.219 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8070db',
    500: '#2d38c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d38c9;
$custom-light: #8070db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d38c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.769,
    "s": 63.415,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44276,
    "c": 0.21877,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D38C9

secondary

#CFCA83

accent

#DB41E6

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D38C9

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

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