#1E42AD#1E42AD

#1E42AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.176 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#1E42AD
RGB	rgb(30, 66, 173)
HSL	hsl(225, 70%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(225, 83%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.7%, 61.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.23, 28.33, -60.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.23, 66.84, 295.08°)
OKLab	oklab(42.64% -0.0148 -0.1752)
OKLCH	oklch(42.64% 0.176 265.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.0238, 7.1884, 40.3863)
Luminance	0.0719 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#1E42AD #AD891E

analogous

#1E8AAD #1E42AD #421EAD

triadic

#1E42AD #AD1E42 #42AD1E

tetradic

#1E42AD #AD1E8A #AD891E #1EAD42

square

#1E42AD #AD1E8A #AD891E #1EAD42

split-complementary

#1E42AD #AD421E #8AAD1E

monochromatic

#0C1A45 #152E79 #1E42AD #2E59DB #6282E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#1E42AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#1E42AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #1E42AD

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##1E42AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##1E42AD	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #1e42ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(30, 66, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.176 265.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7476c6',
    500: '#1e42ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #1e42ad;
$custom-light: #7476c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#1e42ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 30,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.895,
    "s": 70.443,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42644,
    "c": 0.17582,
    "h": 265.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#1E42AD

secondary

#C8AE5E

accent

#C03BED

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEDF8

border

#C9C8D1

text

#0A0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #1E42AD

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

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