#2B42C6#2B42C6

#2B42C6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.205 H 268.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B42C6
RGB	rgb(43, 66, 198)
HSL	hsl(231, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(231, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 66.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.97, 38.78, -70.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.97, 80.70, 298.72°)
OKLab	oklab(45.49% -0.0052 -0.2049)
OKLCH	oklch(45.49% 0.205 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.1340, 8.4857, 54.3608)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B42C6 #C6AF2B

analogous

#2B8FC6 #2B42C6 #622BC6

triadic

#2B42C6 #C62B42 #42C62B

tetradic

#2B42C6 #C62B8F #C6AF2B #2BC662

square

#2B42C6 #C62B8F #C6AF2B #2BC662

split-complementary

#2B42C6 #C6622B #8FC62B

monochromatic

#152061 #203194 #2B42C6 #5468DA #8795E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#2B42C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#2B42C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B42C6

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B42C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B42C6	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ACA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b42c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 66, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.205 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e76d8',
    500: '#2b42c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b42c6;
$custom-light: #7e76d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b42c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.097,
    "s": 64.315,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4549,
    "c": 0.20497,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B42C6

secondary

#CEC27F

accent

#CF40E7

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B42C6

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

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