#2D42E2#2D42E2

#2D42E2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.239 H 268.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D42E2
RGB	rgb(45, 66, 226)
HSL	hsl(233, 76%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(233, 80%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.1%, 70.8%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.74, 48.70, -82.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.74, 95.69, 300.59°)
OKLab	oklab(48.32% -0.0059 -0.2387)
OKLCH	oklch(48.32% 0.239 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.7531, 9.9433, 72.9731)
Luminance	0.0994 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.15

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D42E2 #E2CD2D

analogous

#2D9CE2 #2D42E2 #732DE2

triadic

#2D42E2 #E22D42 #42E22D

tetradic

#2D42E2 #E22D9C #E2CD2D #2DE273

square

#2D42E2 #E22D9C #E2CD2D #2DE273

split-complementary

#2D42E2 #E2732D #9CE22D

monochromatic

#121F83 #192CB8 #2D42E2 #6372E9 #99A3F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#2D42E2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#2D42E2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2D42E2

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D42E2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2D42E2	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00708E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d42e2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 66, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.239 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8577ec',
    500: '#2d42e2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d42e2;
$custom-light: #8577ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d42e2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.039,
    "s": 75.732,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48323,
    "c": 0.23873,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D42E2

secondary

#DCD38E

accent

#DC35F2

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F1EDFD

border

#CBC8D5

text

#0D0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D42E2

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

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