#2E28C5#2E28C5

#2E28C5 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.228 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E28C5
RGB	rgb(46, 40, 197)
HSL	hsl(242, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(242, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 79.7%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.73, 53.43, -78.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.73, 95.23, 304.13°)
OKLab	oklab(41.76% 0.0086 -0.2281)
OKLCH	oklch(41.76% 0.228 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.9602, 6.1283, 53.3651)
Luminance	0.0613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E28C5 #BFC528

analogous

#2871C5 #2E28C5 #7D28C5

triadic

#2E28C5 #C52E28 #28C52E

tetradic

#2E28C5 #C52871 #BFC528 #28C57D

square

#2E28C5 #C52871 #BFC528 #28C57D

split-complementary

#2E28C5 #C57D28 #71C528

monochromatic

#16135F #221E92 #2E28C5 #544FDB #8682E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.43

#2E28C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#2E28C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E28C5

9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E28C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E28C5	1.00	9.43	2.23	9.43
#FFFFFF	9.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003EC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005977

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e28c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 40, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.228 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8166d8',
    500: '#2e28c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e28c5;
$custom-light: #8166d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e28c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.293,
    "s": 66.245,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41758,
    "c": 0.22831,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E28C5

secondary

#CBCE7A

accent

#E93FE3

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFB

border

#CBC6D4

text

#0C0615

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E28C5

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

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