#2E51BF#2E51BF

#2E51BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.177 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E51BF
RGB	rgb(46, 81, 191)
HSL	hsl(226, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(226, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 57.6%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.24, 26.87, -61.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.24, 66.96, 293.66°)
OKLab	oklab(47.76% -0.0116 -0.177)
OKLCH	oklch(47.76% 0.177 266.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.4698, 10.2258, 50.5440)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E51BF #BF9C2E

analogous

#2E9ABF #2E51BF #542EBF

triadic

#2E51BF #BF2E51 #51BF2E

tetradic

#2E51BF #BF2E9A #BF9C2E #2EBF54

square

#2E51BF #BF2E9A #BF9C2E #2EBF54

split-complementary

#2E51BF #BF542E #9ABF2E

monochromatic

#16275C #223C8E #2E51BF #5474D6 #869CE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#2E51BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#2E51BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E51BF

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E51BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E51BF	1.00	6.90	3.05	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e51bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 81, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.177 266.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c81d3',
    500: '#2e51bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e51bf;
$custom-light: #7c81d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e51bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.517,
    "s": 61.181,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47761,
    "c": 0.1774,
    "h": 266.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E51BF

secondary

#CBB87E

accent

#BD44E4

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFA

border

#CAC9D3

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E51BF

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

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