#2E38E2#2E38E2

#2E38E2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.248 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E38E2
RGB	rgb(46, 56, 226)
HSL	hsl(237, 76%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(237, 80%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 75.2%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.79, 54.36, -85.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.79, 101.40, 302.42°)
OKLab	oklab(46.94% -0.0017 -0.248)
OKLCH	oklch(46.94% 0.248 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.2637, 8.8983, 72.7971)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.50

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E38E2 #E2D82E

analogous

#2E92E2 #2E38E2 #7E2EE2

triadic

#2E38E2 #E22E38 #38E22E

tetradic

#2E38E2 #E22E92 #E2D82E #2EE27E

square

#2E38E2 #E22E92 #E2D82E #2EE27E

split-complementary

#2E38E2 #E27E2E #92E22E

monochromatic

#121983 #1A23B9 #2E38E2 #646BE9 #999EF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#2E38E2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#2E38E2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E38E2

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E38E2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E38E2	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DE7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BDF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e38e2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 56, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.248 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8771ed',
    500: '#2e38e2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e38e2;
$custom-light: #8771ed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e38e2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.667,
    "s": 75.63,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46942,
    "c": 0.24797,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E38E2

secondary

#DDD88F

accent

#E836F2

background

#F9F6FE

surface

#F2ECFD

border

#CCC7D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E38E2

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

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