#2E42AD#2E42AD

#2E42AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.172 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E42AD
RGB	rgb(46, 66, 173)
HSL	hsl(231, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(231, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.4%, 61.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.90, 29.99, -59.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.90, 66.55, 296.78°)
OKLab	oklab(43.33% -0.0013 -0.1716)
OKLCH	oklch(43.33% 0.172 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.6152, 7.4933, 40.4140)
Luminance	0.0749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E42AD #AD992E

analogous

#2E81AD #2E42AD #592EAD

triadic

#2E42AD #AD2E42 #42AD2E

tetradic

#2E42AD #AD2E81 #AD992E #2EAD59

square

#2E42AD #AD2E81 #AD992E #2EAD59

split-complementary

#2E42AD #AD592E #81AD2E

monochromatic

#141D4C #21307D #2E42AD #495ECF #7A89DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#2E42AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#2E42AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E42AD

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E42AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E42AD	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e42ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 66, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.172 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7976c6',
    500: '#2e42ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e42ad;
$custom-light: #7976c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e42ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.551,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43329,
    "c": 0.17159,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E42AD

secondary

#C4B773

accent

#C947E1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF8

border

#CAC8D1

text

#0A0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E42AD

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

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