#2E42B8#2E42B8

#2E42B8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.186 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E42B8
RGB	rgb(46, 66, 184)
HSL	hsl(231, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(231, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 64.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.85, 34.02, -64.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.85, 72.83, 297.85°)
OKLab	oklab(44.32% -0.0016 -0.1862)
OKLCH	oklch(44.32% 0.186 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.7237, 7.9367, 46.2522)
Luminance	0.0794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.82

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E42B8 #B8A42E

analogous

#2E87B8 #2E42B8 #5F2EB8

triadic

#2E42B8 #B82E42 #42B82E

tetradic

#2E42B8 #B82E87 #B8A42E #2EB85F

square

#2E42B8 #B82E87 #B8A42E #2EB85F

split-complementary

#2E42B8 #B85F2E #87B82E

monochromatic

#161F56 #223087 #2E42B8 #5063D3 #818FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#2E42B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#2E42B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E42B8

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E42B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E42B8	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006177

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e42b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 66, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.186 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c76ce',
    500: '#2e42b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e42b8;
$custom-light: #7c76ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e42b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.304,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44319,
    "c": 0.1862,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E42B8

secondary

#C8BD79

accent

#CC45E3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF9

border

#CAC8D2

text

#0B0814

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E42B8

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

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