#2E51BE#2E51BE

#2E51BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.176 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E51BE
RGB	rgb(46, 81, 190)
HSL	hsl(225, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(225, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 57.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.17, 26.49, -60.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.17, 66.39, 293.52°)
OKLab	oklab(47.68% -0.0117 -0.1757)
OKLCH	oklch(47.68% 0.176 266.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3601, 10.1819, 49.9664)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E51BE #BE9B2E

analogous

#2E99BE #2E51BE #532EBE

triadic

#2E51BE #BE2E51 #51BE2E

tetradic

#2E51BE #BE2E99 #BE9B2E #2EBE53

square

#2E51BE #BE2E99 #BE9B2E #2EBE53

split-complementary

#2E51BE #BE532E #99BE2E

monochromatic

#16275B #223C8D #2E51BE #5473D6 #859BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#2E51BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#2E51BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E51BE

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E51BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E51BE	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e51be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 81, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.176 266.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c81d2',
    500: '#2e51be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e51be;
$custom-light: #7c81d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e51be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.417,
    "s": 61.017,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47679,
    "c": 0.17607,
    "h": 266.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E51BE

secondary

#CBB87D

accent

#BD44E4

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFA

border

#CAC9D3

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E51BE

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

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