#2E38CB#2E38CB

#2E38CB is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.221 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E38CB
RGB	rgb(46, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(236, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(236, 77%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.39, 46.80, -76.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.39, 89.50, 301.52°)
OKLab	oklab(44.53% 0.0017 -0.2209)
OKLCH	oklch(44.53% 0.221 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.3167, 7.7195, 57.2765)
Luminance	0.0772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.17

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E38CB #CBC12E

analogous

#2E87CB #2E38CB #732ECB

triadic

#2E38CB #CB2E38 #38CB2E

tetradic

#2E38CB #CB2E87 #CBC12E #2ECB73

square

#2E38CB #CB2E87 #CBC12E #2ECB73

split-complementary

#2E38CB #CB732E #87CB2E

monochromatic

#171C67 #232A99 #2E38CB #5C64DA #8E94E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#2E38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#2E38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E38CB

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E38CB	1.00	8.25	2.54	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.221 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8170dc',
    500: '#2e38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e38cb;
$custom-light: #8170dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.178,
    "s": 63.052,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4453,
    "c": 0.22094,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E38CB

secondary

#D0CB85

accent

#DC42E6

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E38CB

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

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