#2F38CA#2F38CA

#2F38CA is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.219 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F38CA
RGB	rgb(47, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(237, 62%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(237, 77%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.34, 46.54, -75.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.34, 88.94, 301.55°)
OKLab	oklab(44.48% 0.0029 -0.2195)
OKLCH	oklch(44.48% 0.219 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.2435, 7.6955, 56.6531)
Luminance	0.0770 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 3.18

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F38CA #CAC12F

analogous

#2F86CA #2F38CA #742FCA

triadic

#2F38CA #CA2F38 #38CA2F

tetradic

#2F38CA #CA2F86 #CAC12F #2FCA74

square

#2F38CA #CA2F86 #CAC12F #2FCA74

split-complementary

#2F38CA #CA742F #86CA2F

monochromatic

#181C67 #232A98 #2F38CA #5D64D9 #8F94E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#2F38CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#2F38CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2F38CA

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F38CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2F38CA	1.00	8.27	2.54	8.27
#FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f38ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.219 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8170db',
    500: '#2f38ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f38ca;
$custom-light: #8170db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f38ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.516,
    "s": 62.249,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44477,
    "c": 0.21948,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F38CA

secondary

#CFCB86

accent

#DC42E5

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F38CA

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

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