Color

#2E40AD

Dark vivid cool violet. Nearest reference color: Denim blue.

RGB

0–255

173

CMYK

0–100%

73.41%

63.01%

32.16%

RGB describes how #2E40AD is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 46, green 64 and blue 173.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 73.41%, magenta 63.01%, yellow 0% and black 32.16%.

HSL values

H 231.5° S 57.99% L 42.94%

In the HSL color model, #2E40AD has a hue of 231.5°, 57.99% saturation and 42.94% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#2E40AD is a dark, cool violet with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Dark
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #2E40AD in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #2E40AD

RGB rgb(46, 64, 173)

HSL hsl(231.5 57.99% 42.94%)

OKLCH oklch(0.42956 0.174027 270.0363)

CSS --color: #2E40AD;

Tints of #2E40AD

Tints are lighter variations of #2E40AD. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E8EEFF #ADC2FF #7593FF #4E69D9 #2E40AD

Shades of #2E40AD

Shades are darker variations of #2E40AD. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#2E40AD #1E2794 #12057B #07004E #020023

Tones of #2E40AD

Tones reduce the chroma of #2E40AD, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#2E40AD #34479A #3B4B86 #424E73 #4A4F5E

Tonal range of #2E40AD

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #2E40AD between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E8EEFF #ADC2FF #7593FF #4E69D9 #2E40AD #1E2794 #12057B #07004E #020023

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E8EEFF;
    --color-200: #ADC2FF;
    --color-300: #7593FF;
    --color-400: #4E69D9;
    --color-500: #2E40AD;
    --color-600: #1E2794;
    --color-700: #12057B;
    --color-800: #07004E;
    --color-900: #020023;
}

Colors that go with #2E40AD

Color harmonies for #2E40AD are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#2E40AD #624D00

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#005580 #2E40AD #612C9E

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#2E40AD #980800 #006129

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#2E40AD #774000 #495700

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#2E40AD #93004C #624D00 #005D51

CSS gradients with #2E40AD

These gradients show how #2E40AD moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#2E40AD #5A72C5 #8EA1DA #C5CFEE #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2E40AD, #5A72C5, #8EA1DA, #C5CFEE, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#2E40AD #1C2875 #0B1341 #010313 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2E40AD, #1C2875, #0B1341, #010313, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#2E40AD #005871 #005D52 #325C17 #624D00

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2E40AD, #005871, #005D52, #325C17, #624D00);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #2E40AD. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

8.56:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Black text

2.45:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.0726 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #2E40AD as the background.

background-color: #2E40AD;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #2E40AD in design

See how #2E40AD works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#2E40AD used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #2E40AD to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#ADC2FF

#2E40AD

#07004E

Colors similar to #2E40AD

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #2E40AD, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#4159C8 #1D2693 #2A37BF #33469B #0147AC #4339AB #1253BA #3A2C9E

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #2E40AD may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #0052B1 Deuteranopia #0046AB Tritanopia #005C70

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #2E40AD can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 10.5004
Y: 7.2637
Z: 40.3757

CIELAB

L*: 32.3998
a*: 31.2959
b*: -60.2388

OKLab

L: 0.42956
a: 0.00011
b: -0.174027

OKLCH

L: 0.42956
C: 0.174027
H: 270.0363°