#2E40A8 Color

#2E40A8 is rgb(46, 64, 168) in RGB and hsl(231, 57%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2E40A8

HEX#2E40A8

RGBrgb(46, 64, 168)

HSLhsl(231, 57%, 42%)

HSVhsv(231, 73%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(42.5% 0.167 270.1)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 62%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2E40A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2E40A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2E40A8 Complementary#A8962E Analogous#2E7DA8 Analogous#592EA8 Triadic#A82E40 Triadic#40A82E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2E40A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#374DC8 #5769D1 #7786DA #97A2E2 #B7BFEB #D7DBF4

Shades

#293994 #22307C #1D2868 #161F50 #10173C #0A0E24

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