#2E38BD#2E38BD

#2E38BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.204 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E38BD
RGB	rgb(46, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(236, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(236, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.99, 42.02, -70.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.99, 81.99, 300.83°)
OKLab	oklab(43.11% 0.0036 -0.2038)
OKLCH	oklch(43.11% 0.204 271)
XYZ	xyz(11.7231, 7.0820, 48.8834)
Luminance	0.0708 (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

#2E38BD #BDB32E

analogous

#2E7FBD #2E38BD #6B2EBD

triadic

#2E38BD #BD2E38 #38BD2E

tetradic

#2E38BD #BD2E7F #BDB32E #2EBD6B

square

#2E38BD #BD2E7F #BDB32E #2EBD6B

split-complementary

#2E38BD #BD6B2E #7FBD2E

monochromatic

#161B5B #22298C #2E38BD #535CD5 #848BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#2E38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#2E38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E38BD

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E38BD	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.204 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e6fd2',
    500: '#2e38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e38bd;
$custom-light: #7e6fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.804,
    "s": 60.851,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43108,
    "c": 0.20379,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.07083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E38BD

secondary

#CAC57C

accent

#D944E4

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E38BD

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

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