#2E42DB#2E42DB

#2E42DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.230 H 268.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E42DB
RGB	rgb(46, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(233, 71%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(233, 79%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.10, 46.39, -79.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.10, 91.98, 300.29°)
OKLab	oklab(47.67% -0.0043 -0.2301)
OKLCH	oklch(47.67% 0.23 268.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.8567, 9.5899, 68.0194)
Luminance	0.0959 (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

#2E42DB #DBC72E

analogous

#2E98DB #2E42DB #712EDB

triadic

#2E42DB #DB2E42 #42DB2E

tetradic

#2E42DB #DB2E98 #DBC72E #2EDB71

square

#2E42DB #DB2E98 #DBC72E #2EDB71

split-complementary

#2E42DB #DB712E #98DB2E

monochromatic

#15217A #1E2FAE #2E42DB #6271E4 #96A0ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#2E42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#2E42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E42DB

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E42DB	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.230 268.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8477e7',
    500: '#2e42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e42db;
$custom-light: #8477e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.064,
    "s": 70.612,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47665,
    "c": 0.23012,
    "h": 268.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E42DB

secondary

#D8D08D

accent

#D93AED

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F1EDFD

border

#CBC8D5

text

#0D0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E42DB

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

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