#2E429D#2E429D

#2E429D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.150 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E429D
RGB	rgb(46, 66, 157)
HSL	hsl(229, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(229, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 58%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.60, 24.04, -51.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.60, 57.22, 294.85°)
OKLab	oklab(41.95% -0.0014 -0.1496)
OKLCH	oklch(41.95% 0.15 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.1586, 6.9107, 32.7430)
Luminance	0.0691 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E429D #9D892E

analogous

#2E7A9D #2E429D #512E9D

triadic

#2E429D #9D2E42 #429D2E

tetradic

#2E429D #9D2E7A #9D892E #2E9D51

square

#2E429D #9D2E7A #9D892E #2E9D51

split-complementary

#2E429D #9D512E #7A9D2E

monochromatic

#121A3E #202E6E #2E429D #4159C7 #7082D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.81

#2E429D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#2E429D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E429D

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E429D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E429D	1.00	8.81	2.38	8.81
#FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e429d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 66, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.150 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7576bb',
    500: '#2e429d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e429d;
$custom-light: #7576bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e429d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.189,
    "s": 54.68,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41954,
    "c": 0.14959,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E429D

secondary

#BDAE6A

accent

#C34ADE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090812

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E429D

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

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