#2D42BC#2D42BC

#2D42BC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.192 H 269.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D42BC
RGB	rgb(45, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(231, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(231, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.16, 35.37, -66.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.16, 75.10, 298.09°)
OKLab	oklab(44.64% -0.0028 -0.1916)
OKLCH	oklch(44.64% 0.192 269.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.1044, 8.0838, 48.4896)
Luminance	0.0809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.59

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D42BC #BCA72D

analogous

#2D89BC #2D42BC #602DBC

triadic

#2D42BC #BC2D42 #42BC2D

tetradic

#2D42BC #BC2D89 #BCA72D #2DBC60

square

#2D42BC #BC2D89 #BCA72D #2DBC60

split-complementary

#2D42BC #BC602D #89BC2D

monochromatic

#151F59 #21318B #2D42BC #5164D5 #8290E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#2D42BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#2D42BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2D42BC

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D42BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2D42BC	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d42bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.192 269.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c76d1',
    500: '#2d42bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d42bc;
$custom-light: #7c76d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d42bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.189,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44639,
    "c": 0.19167,
    "h": 269.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D42BC

secondary

#CABE7B

accent

#CD43E4

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEDFA

border

#CAC8D3

text

#0B0814

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D42BC

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

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