#2E42AA#2E42AA

#2E42AA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.168 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E42AA
RGB	rgb(46, 66, 170)
HSL	hsl(230, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(230, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 61.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.65, 28.88, -58.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.65, 64.82, 296.46°)
OKLab	oklab(43.07% -0.0012 -0.1675)
OKLCH	oklch(43.07% 0.168 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.3281, 7.3785, 38.9023)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E42AA #AA962E

analogous

#2E80AA #2E42AA #582EAA

triadic

#2E42AA #AA2E42 #42AA2E

tetradic

#2E42AA #AA2E80 #AA962E #2EAA58

square

#2E42AA #AA2E80 #AA962E #2EAA58

split-complementary

#2E42AA #AA582E #80AA2E

monochromatic

#141D4A #212F7A #2E42AA #485DCD #7888DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#2E42AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#2E42AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E42AA

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E42AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E42AA	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e42aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 66, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.168 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7876c4',
    500: '#2e42aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e42aa;
$custom-light: #7876c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e42aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.323,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43065,
    "c": 0.16753,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E42AA

secondary

#C3B571

accent

#C847E1

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEDF8

border

#C9C8D1

text

#0A0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E42AA

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

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