#2E40BD#2E40BD

#2E40BD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.195 H 269.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E40BD
RGB	rgb(46, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(232, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(232, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.82, 37.09, -67.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.82, 76.93, 298.83°)
OKLab	oklab(44.43% -0.0007 -0.195)
OKLCH	oklch(44.43% 0.195 269.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.1423, 7.9204, 49.0231)
Luminance	0.0792 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E40BD #BDAB2E

analogous

#2E87BD #2E40BD #642EBD

triadic

#2E40BD #BD2E40 #40BD2E

tetradic

#2E40BD #BD2E87 #BDAB2E #2EBD64

square

#2E40BD #BD2E87 #BDAB2E #2EBD64

split-complementary

#2E40BD #BD642E #87BD2E

monochromatic

#161F5B #222F8C #2E40BD #5363D5 #8490E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.13

#2E40BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#2E40BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E40BD

8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E40BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E40BD	1.00	8.13	2.58	8.13
#FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e40bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.195 269.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d75d2',
    500: '#2e40bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e40bd;
$custom-light: #7d75d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e40bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.448,
    "s": 60.851,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44431,
    "c": 0.19499,
    "h": 269.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E40BD

secondary

#CAC17C

accent

#D044E4

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEDFA

border

#CAC8D3

text

#0B0814

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E40BD

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

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