#2D38CA#2D38CA

#2D38CA is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.220 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D38CA
RGB	rgb(45, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(236, 64%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(236, 78%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.7%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.24, 46.38, -75.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.24, 89.00, 301.41°)
OKLab	oklab(44.38% 0.0009 -0.22)
OKLCH	oklch(44.38% 0.22 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.1534, 7.6490, 56.6488)
Luminance	0.0765 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.10

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D38CA #CABF2D

analogous

#2D86CA #2D38CA #702DCA

triadic

#2D38CA #CA2D38 #38CA2D

tetradic

#2D38CA #CA2D86 #CABF2D #2DCA70

square

#2D38CA #CA2D86 #CABF2D #2DCA70

split-complementary

#2D38CA #CA702D #86CA2D

monochromatic

#171C66 #222A98 #2D38CA #5A63DA #8C92E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.30

#2D38CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#2D38CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2D38CA

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D38CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2D38CA	1.00	8.30	2.53	8.30
#FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d38ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.220 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8070db',
    500: '#2d38ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d38ca;
$custom-light: #8070db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d38ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.796,
    "s": 63.563,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44379,
    "c": 0.21998,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D38CA

secondary

#CFCA83

accent

#DB41E7

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D38CA

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

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