#2E38C9#2E38C9

#2E38C9 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.219 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E38C9
RGB	rgb(46, 56, 201)
HSL	hsl(236, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(236, 77%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 72.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.19, 46.12, -75.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.19, 88.44, 301.43°)
OKLab	oklab(44.33% 0.002 -0.2185)
OKLCH	oklch(44.33% 0.219 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.0799, 7.6248, 56.0294)
Luminance	0.0763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.12

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E38C9 #C9BF2E

analogous

#2E85C9 #2E38C9 #712EC9

triadic

#2E38C9 #C92E38 #38C92E

tetradic

#2E38C9 #C92E85 #C9BF2E #2EC971

square

#2E38C9 #C92E85 #C9BF2E #2EC971

split-complementary

#2E38C9 #C9712E #85C92E

monochromatic

#171C65 #232A97 #2E38C9 #5B63D9 #8D92E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.32

#2E38C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#2E38C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E38C9

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E38C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E38C9	1.00	8.32	2.53	8.32
#FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e38c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 56, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.219 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8170db',
    500: '#2e38c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e38c9;
$custom-light: #8170db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e38c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.129,
    "s": 62.753,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44325,
    "c": 0.21852,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E38C9

secondary

#CFCA84

accent

#DB42E6

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E38C9

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

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