#2E429C#2E429C

#2E429C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.148 H 269.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E429C
RGB	rgb(46, 66, 156)
HSL	hsl(229, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(229, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 57.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.52, 23.67, -51.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.52, 56.62, 294.71°)
OKLab	oklab(41.87% -0.0014 -0.1482)
OKLCH	oklch(41.87% 0.148 269.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.0736, 6.8767, 32.2952)
Luminance	0.0688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E429C #9C882E

analogous

#2E799C #2E429C #512E9C

triadic

#2E429C #9C2E42 #429C2E

tetradic

#2E429C #9C2E79 #9C882E #2E9C51

square

#2E429C #9C2E79 #9C882E #2E9C51

split-complementary

#2E429C #9C512E #799C2E

monochromatic

#121A3D #202E6D #2E429C #4059C7 #7082D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.84

#2E429C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#2E429C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E429C

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E429C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E429C	1.00	8.84	2.38	8.84
#FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005868

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e429c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 66, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.148 269.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7576ba',
    500: '#2e429c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e429c;
$custom-light: #7576ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e429c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.091,
    "s": 54.455,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41871,
    "c": 0.14818,
    "h": 269.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E429C

secondary

#BCAD6A

accent

#C34ADE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090812

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E429C

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

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