#2E51BD#2E51BD

#2E51BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.175 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E51BD
RGB	rgb(46, 81, 189)
HSL	hsl(225, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(225, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 57.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.09, 26.12, -60.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.09, 65.82, 293.38°)
OKLab	oklab(47.6% -0.0117 -0.1743)
OKLCH	oklch(47.6% 0.175 266.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.2512, 10.1384, 49.3928)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E51BD #BD9A2E

analogous

#2E98BD #2E51BD #532EBD

triadic

#2E51BD #BD2E51 #51BD2E

tetradic

#2E51BD #BD2E98 #BD9A2E #2EBD53

square

#2E51BD #BD2E98 #BD9A2E #2EBD53

split-complementary

#2E51BD #BD532E #98BD2E

monochromatic

#16275B #223C8C #2E51BD #5373D5 #849BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#2E51BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#2E51BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E51BD

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E51BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E51BD	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e51bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 81, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.175 266.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c81d2',
    500: '#2e51bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e51bd;
$custom-light: #7c81d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e51bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.315,
    "s": 60.851,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47596,
    "c": 0.17472,
    "h": 266.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E51BD

secondary

#CAB77C

accent

#BD44E4

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFA

border

#CAC9D3

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E51BD

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

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