#2E42BC#2E42BC

#2E42BC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.191 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E42BC
RGB	rgb(46, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(232, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(232, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.20, 35.47, -66.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.20, 75.08, 298.19°)
OKLab	oklab(44.69% -0.0018 -0.1914)
OKLCH	oklch(44.69% 0.191 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.1489, 8.1068, 48.4917)
Luminance	0.0811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.50

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E42BC #BCA82E

analogous

#2E89BC #2E42BC #612EBC

triadic

#2E42BC #BC2E42 #42BC2E

tetradic

#2E42BC #BC2E89 #BCA82E #2EBC61

square

#2E42BC #BC2E89 #BCA82E #2EBC61

split-complementary

#2E42BC #BC612E #89BC2E

monochromatic

#161F5A #22318B #2E42BC #5265D5 #8491E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#2E42BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#2E42BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E42BC

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E42BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E42BC	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e42bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.191 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d76d1',
    500: '#2e42bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e42bc;
$custom-light: #7d76d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e42bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.549,
    "s": 60.684,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44687,
    "c": 0.1914,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E42BC

secondary

#CABF7C

accent

#CD44E4

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEDFA

border

#CAC8D3

text

#0B0814

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E42BC

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

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