#2E38AB#2E38AB

#2E38AB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.181 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E38AB
RGB	rgb(46, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(235, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(235, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.28, 35.70, -62.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.28, 72.00, 299.73°)
OKLab	oklab(41.35% 0.0055 -0.1808)
OKLCH	oklch(41.35% 0.181 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.8891, 6.3485, 39.2244)
Luminance	0.0635 (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

#2E38AB #ABA12E

analogous

#2E76AB #2E38AB #622EAB

triadic

#2E38AB #AB2E38 #38AB2E

tetradic

#2E38AB #AB2E76 #ABA12E #2EAB62

square

#2E38AB #AB2E76 #ABA12E #2EAB62

split-complementary

#2E38AB #AB622E #76AB2E

monochromatic

#14184B #21287B #2E38AB #4853CE #7980DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.25

#2E38AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#2E38AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E38AB

9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E38AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E38AB	1.00	9.25	2.27	9.25
#FFFFFF	9.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.25	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: #2e38ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.181 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#796fc5',
    500: '#2e38ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e38ab;
$custom-light: #796fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e38ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.2,
    "s": 57.604,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41345,
    "c": 0.18085,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E38AB

secondary

#C3BC72

accent

#D547E1

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E38AB

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

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