#2E44AD#2E44AD
#2E44AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.169 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E44AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 68, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 60.7%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.42, 28.68, -58.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.42, 65.22, 296.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.71% -0.0027 -0.1691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.71% 0.169 269.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7341, 7.7311, 40.4536) |
| Luminance | 0.0773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.51
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.55
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.81
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.21
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.23
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E44AD #AD972E
analogous
#2E84AD #2E44AD #572EAD
triadic
#2E44AD #AD2E44 #44AD2E
tetradic
#2E44AD #AD2E84 #AD972E #2EAD57
square
#2E44AD #AD2E84 #AD972E #2EAD57
split-complementary
#2E44AD #AD572E #84AD2E
monochromatic
#141E4C #21317D #2E44AD #4961CF #7A8BDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.25
#2E44AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.55
#2E44AD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E44AD
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E44AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E44AD | 1.00 | 8.25 | 2.55 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0055B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0049AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005F72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e44ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 68, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.169 269.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7977c6',
500: '#2e44ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e44ad; $custom-light: #7977c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e44ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 68,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.606,
"s": 57.991,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43708,
"c": 0.16913,
"h": 269.1
},
"luminance": 0.07732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E44AD
secondary
#C4B673
accent
#C647E1
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#EFEDF8
border
#CAC8D1
text
#0A0813
muted
#7C7B82