#2E42CD#2E42CD

#2E42CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.213 H 269.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E42CD
RGB	rgb(46, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(232, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(232, 78%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.76, 41.53, -73.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.76, 84.47, 299.45°)
OKLab	oklab(46.29% -0.003 -0.213)
OKLCH	oklch(46.29% 0.213 269.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.0906, 8.8835, 58.7178)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E42CD #CDB92E

analogous

#2E92CD #2E42CD #6A2ECD

triadic

#2E42CD #CD2E42 #42CD2E

tetradic

#2E42CD #CD2E92 #CDB92E #2ECD6A

square

#2E42CD #CD2E92 #CDB92E #2ECD6A

split-complementary

#2E42CD #CD6A2E #92CD2E

monochromatic

#182269 #23329B #2E42CD #5D6DDB #8F9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#2E42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#2E42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E42CD

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E42CD	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006882

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.213 269.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8177dd',
    500: '#2e42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e42cd;
$custom-light: #8177dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.453,
    "s": 63.347,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46295,
    "c": 0.21298,
    "h": 269.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E42CD

secondary

#D0C786

accent

#D241E6

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E42CD

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

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