#2B42AE#2B42AE

#2B42AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.174 H 268.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B42AE
RGB	rgb(43, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(229, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(229, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.84, 30.01, -60.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.84, 67.19, 296.52°)
OKLab	oklab(43.27% -0.0042 -0.1737)
OKLCH	oklch(43.27% 0.174 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.5818, 7.4649, 40.9194)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B42AE #AE972B

analogous

#2B83AE #2B42AE #562BAE

triadic

#2B42AE #AE2B42 #42AE2B

tetradic

#2B42AE #AE2B83 #AE972B #2BAE56

square

#2B42AE #AE2B83 #AE972B #2BAE56

split-complementary

#2B42AE #AE562B #83AE2B

monochromatic

#131D4C #1F2F7D #2B42AE #455ED1 #7688DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#2B42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#2B42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B42AE

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B42AE	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.174 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7876c7',
    500: '#2b42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b42ae;
$custom-light: #7876c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.466,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43269,
    "c": 0.17376,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B42AE

secondary

#C5B670

accent

#C844E4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF8

border

#CAC8D1

text

#0A0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B42AE

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

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