#2E37A1#2E37A1

#2E37A1 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.169 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E37A1
RGB	rgb(46, 55, 161)
HSL	hsl(235, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(235, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 65.8%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.12, 32.76, -58.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.12, 66.95, 299.30°)
OKLab	oklab(40.22% 0.007 -0.1687)
OKLCH	oklch(40.22% 0.169 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.9238, 5.8856, 34.3770)
Luminance	0.0589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E37A1 #A1982E

analogous

#2E71A1 #2E37A1 #5E2EA1

triadic

#2E37A1 #A12E37 #37A12E

tetradic

#2E37A1 #A12E71 #A1982E #2EA15E

square

#2E37A1 #A12E71 #A1982E #2EA15E

split-complementary

#2E37A1 #A15E2E #71A12E

monochromatic

#131642 #202771 #2E37A1 #434DC9 #737AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.65

#2E37A1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#2E37A1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E37A1

9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E37A1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E37A1	1.00	9.65	2.18	9.65
#FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005367

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e37a1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 55, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.169 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#776ebe',
    500: '#2e37a1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e37a1;
$custom-light: #776ebe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e37a1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.304,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40224,
    "c": 0.16883,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E37A1

secondary

#BEB86C

accent

#D349DF

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF7

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E37A1

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

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