#2E40AD#2E40AD

#2E40AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.174 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E40AD
RGB	rgb(46, 64, 173)
HSL	hsl(231, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(231, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.4%, 63%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.40, 31.30, -60.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.40, 67.88, 297.45°)
OKLab	oklab(42.96% 0.0001 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(42.96% 0.174 270)
XYZ	xyz(10.5004, 7.2637, 40.3757)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E40AD #AD9B2E

analogous

#2E7FAD #2E40AD #5B2EAD

triadic

#2E40AD #AD2E40 #40AD2E

tetradic

#2E40AD #AD2E7F #AD9B2E #2EAD5B

square

#2E40AD #AD2E7F #AD9B2E #2EAD5B

split-complementary

#2E40AD #AD5B2E #7FAD2E

monochromatic

#141C4C #212E7D #2E40AD #495CCF #7A88DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#2E40AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#2E40AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E40AD

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E40AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E40AD	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e40ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 64, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.174 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7974c6',
    500: '#2e40ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e40ad;
$custom-light: #7974c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e40ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.496,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42956,
    "c": 0.17403,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.07265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E40AD

secondary

#C4B873

accent

#CB47E1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF8

border

#CAC8D1

text

#0A0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E40AD

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

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