#2E40BF#2E40BF

#2E40BF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.198 H 269.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E40BF
RGB	rgb(46, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(233, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(233, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.00, 37.81, -68.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.00, 78.04, 298.98°)
OKLab	oklab(44.62% -0.0008 -0.1975)
OKLCH	oklch(44.62% 0.198 269.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3609, 8.0079, 50.1743)
Luminance	0.0801 (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

#2E40BF #BFAD2E

analogous

#2E89BF #2E40BF #652EBF

triadic

#2E40BF #BF2E40 #40BF2E

tetradic

#2E40BF #BF2E89 #BFAD2E #2EBF65

square

#2E40BF #BF2E89 #BFAD2E #2EBF65

split-complementary

#2E40BF #BF652E #89BF2E

monochromatic

#161F5C #222F8E #2E40BF #5464D6 #8691E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#2E40BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#2E40BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E40BF

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E40BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E40BF	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e40bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.198 269.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d75d3',
    500: '#2e40bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e40bf;
$custom-light: #7d75d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e40bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.552,
    "s": 61.181,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4462,
    "c": 0.19755,
    "h": 269.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E40BF

secondary

#CBC27E

accent

#D044E4

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0B0814

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E40BF

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

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