#2E42BB#2E42BB

#2E42BB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.190 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E42BB
RGB	rgb(46, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(231, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(231, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.12, 35.11, -65.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.12, 74.52, 298.11°)
OKLab	oklab(44.6% -0.0018 -0.1901)
OKLCH	oklch(44.6% 0.19 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.0415, 8.0638, 47.9259)
Luminance	0.0806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.58

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E42BB #BBA72E

analogous

#2E89BB #2E42BB #602EBB

triadic

#2E42BB #BB2E42 #42BB2E

tetradic

#2E42BB #BB2E89 #BBA72E #2EBB60

square

#2E42BB #BB2E89 #BBA72E #2EBB60

split-complementary

#2E42BB #BB602E #89BB2E

monochromatic

#161F59 #22318A #2E42BB #5264D4 #8390E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#2E42BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#2E42BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E42BB

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E42BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E42BB	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006278

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e42bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.190 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c76d0',
    500: '#2e42bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e42bb;
$custom-light: #7c76d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e42bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.489,
    "s": 60.515,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44595,
    "c": 0.19011,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E42BB

secondary

#CABE7B

accent

#CD44E4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF9

border

#CAC8D2

text

#0B0814

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E42BB

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

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