#2E40CD#2E40CD

#2E40CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.215 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E40CD
RGB	rgb(46, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(233, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(233, 78%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.31, 42.75, -74.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.31, 85.71, 299.92°)
OKLab	oklab(45.97% -0.002 -0.2151)
OKLCH	oklch(45.97% 0.215 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9758, 8.6538, 58.6796)
Luminance	0.0866 (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

#2E40CD #CDBB2E

analogous

#2E8FCD #2E40CD #6C2ECD

triadic

#2E40CD #CD2E40 #40CD2E

tetradic

#2E40CD #CD2E8F #CDBB2E #2ECD6C

square

#2E40CD #CD2E8F #CDBB2E #2ECD6C

split-complementary

#2E40CD #CD6C2E #8FCD2E

monochromatic

#182169 #23309B #2E40CD #5D6CDB #8F99E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#2E40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#2E40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E40CD

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E40CD	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.215 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8175de',
    500: '#2e40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e40cd;
$custom-light: #8175de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.208,
    "s": 63.347,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45969,
    "c": 0.21513,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E40CD

secondary

#D0C886

accent

#D441E6

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E40CD

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

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