#2D42BD#2D42BD

#2D42BD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.193 H 269.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D42BD
RGB	rgb(45, 66, 189)
HSL	hsl(231, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(231, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 65.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.25, 35.73, -66.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.25, 75.66, 298.18°)
OKLab	oklab(44.73% -0.0028 -0.1929)
OKLCH	oklch(44.73% 0.193 269.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2125, 8.1271, 49.0593)
Luminance	0.0813 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.52

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D42BD #BDA82D

analogous

#2D8ABD #2D42BD #602DBD

triadic

#2D42BD #BD2D42 #42BD2D

tetradic

#2D42BD #BD2D8A #BDA82D #2DBD60

square

#2D42BD #BD2D8A #BDA82D #2DBD60

split-complementary

#2D42BD #BD602D #8ABD2D

monochromatic

#151F5A #21318C #2D42BD #5265D6 #8391E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.00

#2D42BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#2D42BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2D42BD

8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D42BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2D42BD	1.00	8.00	2.63	8.00
#FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d42bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 66, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.193 269.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c76d2',
    500: '#2d42bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d42bd;
$custom-light: #7c76d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d42bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.25,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44732,
    "c": 0.19296,
    "h": 269.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D42BD

secondary

#CBBF7B

accent

#CD43E5

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEDFA

border

#CAC8D3

text

#0B0814

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D42BD

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

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