#2E429E#2E429E

#2E429E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.151 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E429E
RGB	rgb(46, 66, 158)
HSL	hsl(229, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(229, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 58.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.68, 24.42, -52.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.68, 57.81, 294.99°)
OKLab	oklab(42.04% -0.0014 -0.151)
OKLCH	oklch(42.04% 0.151 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.2444, 6.9450, 33.1945)
Luminance	0.0695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E429E #9E8A2E

analogous

#2E7A9E #2E429E #522E9E

triadic

#2E429E #9E2E42 #429E2E

tetradic

#2E429E #9E2E7A #9E8A2E #2E9E52

square

#2E429E #9E2E7A #9E8A2E #2E9E52

split-complementary

#2E429E #9E522E #7A9E2E

monochromatic

#121A3F #202E6F #2E429E #4159C8 #7183D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#2E429E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#2E429E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E429E

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E429E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E429E	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00469C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005969

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e429e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 66, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.151 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7676bb',
    500: '#2e429e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e429e;
$custom-light: #7676bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e429e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.286,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42037,
    "c": 0.15099,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E429E

secondary

#BDAE6B

accent

#C44ADE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E429E

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