#2E51AE#2E51AE

#2E51AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.154 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E51AE
RGB	rgb(46, 81, 174)
HSL	hsl(224, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(224, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 53.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.97, 20.46, -53.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.97, 57.19, 290.97°)
OKLab	oklab(46.4% -0.0127 -0.1537)
OKLCH	oklch(46.4% 0.154 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.7064, 9.5204, 41.2569)
Luminance	0.0952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E51AE #AE8B2E

analogous

#2E91AE #2E51AE #4B2EAE

triadic

#2E51AE #AE2E51 #51AE2E

tetradic

#2E51AE #AE2E91 #AE8B2E #2EAE4B

square

#2E51AE #AE2E91 #AE8B2E #2EAE4B

split-complementary

#2E51AE #AE4B2E #91AE2E

monochromatic

#14244D #213A7E #2E51AE #4A6ECF #7A95DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#2E51AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#2E51AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E51AE

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E51AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E51AE	1.00	7.23	2.90	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D5DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e51ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 81, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.154 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7881c7',
    500: '#2e51ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e51ae;
$custom-light: #7881c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e51ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.594,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46397,
    "c": 0.15423,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E51AE

secondary

#C4AE74

accent

#B746E1

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E51AE

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

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