#2E3997#2E3997

#2E3997 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.153 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E3997
RGB	rgb(46, 57, 151)
HSL	hsl(234, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(234, 70%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 62.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.75, 27.82, -52.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.75, 59.78, 297.73°)
OKLab	oklab(39.68% 0.006 -0.1526)
OKLCH	oklch(39.68% 0.153 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.1739, 5.7407, 29.9495)
Luminance	0.0574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E3997 #978C2E

analogous

#2E6D97 #2E3997 #572E97

triadic

#2E3997 #972E39 #39972E

tetradic

#2E3997 #972E6D #978C2E #2E9757

square

#2E3997 #972E6D #978C2E #2E9757

split-complementary

#2E3997 #97572E #6D972E

monochromatic

#111639 #202768 #2E3997 #3E4CC4 #6D78D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.78

#2E3997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#2E3997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E3997

9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E3997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E3997	1.00	9.78	2.15	9.78
#FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00499A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005162

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e3997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 57, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.153 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#756fb6',
    500: '#2e3997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e3997;
$custom-light: #756fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e3997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.714,
    "s": 53.299,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3968,
    "c": 0.15273,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E3997

secondary

#BAB167

accent

#CD4BDD

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEECF6

border

#C9C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E3997

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

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