#2E3CAF#2E3CAF

#2E3CAF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.181 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E3CAF
RGB	rgb(46, 60, 175)
HSL	hsl(233, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(233, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 65.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.59, 34.60, -62.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.59, 71.66, 298.87°)
OKLab	oklab(42.42% 0.0027 -0.1814)
OKLCH	oklch(42.42% 0.181 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.4778, 6.9066, 41.3300)
Luminance	0.0691 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.03

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E3CAF #AFA12E

analogous

#2E7CAF #2E3CAF #602EAF

triadic

#2E3CAF #AF2E3C #3CAF2E

tetradic

#2E3CAF #AF2E7C #AFA12E #2EAF60

square

#2E3CAF #AF2E7C #AFA12E #2EAF60

split-complementary

#2E3CAF #AF602E #7CAF2E

monochromatic

#151B4E #212B7F #2E3CAF #4B59D0 #7B86DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.82

#2E3CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#2E3CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E3CAF

8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E3CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E3CAF	1.00	8.82	2.38	8.82
#FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e3caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 60, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.181 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a72c8',
    500: '#2e3caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e3caf;
$custom-light: #7a72c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e3caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.488,
    "s": 58.371,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42418,
    "c": 0.18144,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E3CAF

secondary

#C5BC74

accent

#D146E2

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E3CAF

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

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