#2E38BF#2E38BF

#2E38BF is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.206 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E38BF
RGB	rgb(46, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(236, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(236, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.19, 42.71, -71.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.19, 83.07, 300.94°)
OKLab	oklab(43.31% 0.0033 -0.2062)
OKLCH	oklch(43.31% 0.206 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.9417, 7.1695, 50.0346)
Luminance	0.0717 (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

#2E38BF #BFB52E

analogous

#2E81BF #2E38BF #6D2EBF

triadic

#2E38BF #BF2E38 #38BF2E

tetradic

#2E38BF #BF2E81 #BFB52E #2EBF6D

square

#2E38BF #BF2E81 #BFB52E #2EBF6D

split-complementary

#2E38BF #BF6D2E #81BF2E

monochromatic

#161B5C #222A8E #2E38BF #545DD6 #868CE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.63

#2E38BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#2E38BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E38BF

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E38BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E38BF	1.00	8.63	2.43	8.63
#FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e38bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.206 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e6fd4',
    500: '#2e38bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e38bf;
$custom-light: #7e6fd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e38bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.862,
    "s": 61.181,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43309,
    "c": 0.20628,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E38BF

secondary

#CBC67E

accent

#D944E4

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E38BF

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

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