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#2d38af

a dark, vivid blue · warm · closest name: slateblue

RGB
45, 56, 175
HSL
235°, 59%, 43%
CMYK
74, 68, 0, 31
Luminance
0.0648

Every format

HEX#2d38af
RGBrgb(45, 56, 175)
HSLhsl(235, 59%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 68%, 0%, 31%)
LABlab(30.6 37.0 -64.4)
LCHlch(30.6 74.3 299.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.417 0.186 271.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2d38af;
background-color: #2d38af;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2d38af] bg-[#2d38af]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2d38af;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.220, blue: 0.686)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2d38af")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2d38af on white: 9.15:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2d38af on black: 2.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green22.0%
Blue68.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan74.3%
Magenta68.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)31.4%

Color previews

#2d38af text on a black background

contrast 2.30:1

Card sample

#2d38af text on a white background

contrast 9.15:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2d38af;
Background color
Panel with #2d38af background
background-color: #2d38af;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2d38af;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 56, 175, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 56, 175, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2d38af;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d38af, #792DAF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2d38af

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2d38af in the Color Lab