#2E38BE#2E38BE

#2E38BE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.205 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E38BE
RGB	rgb(46, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(236, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(236, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.09, 42.37, -70.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.09, 82.53, 300.89°)
OKLab	oklab(43.21% 0.0035 -0.205)
OKLCH	oklch(43.21% 0.205 271)
XYZ	xyz(11.8320, 7.1256, 49.4570)
Luminance	0.0713 (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

#2E38BE #BEB42E

analogous

#2E80BE #2E38BE #6C2EBE

triadic

#2E38BE #BE2E38 #38BE2E

tetradic

#2E38BE #BE2E80 #BEB42E #2EBE6C

square

#2E38BE #BE2E80 #BEB42E #2EBE6C

split-complementary

#2E38BE #BE6C2E #80BE2E

monochromatic

#161B5B #22298D #2E38BE #545DD6 #858BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.66

#2E38BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#2E38BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E38BE

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E38BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E38BE	1.00	8.66	2.43	8.66
#FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e38be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.205 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e6fd3',
    500: '#2e38be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e38be;
$custom-light: #7e6fd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e38be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.833,
    "s": 61.017,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43209,
    "c": 0.20504,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.07127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E38BE

secondary

#CBC57D

accent

#D944E4

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E38BE

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

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