#2D538E#2D538E

#2D538E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.107 H 258.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D538E
RGB	rgb(45, 83, 142)
HSL	hsl(216, 52%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(216, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 41.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.39, 6.85, -36.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.39, 37.34, 280.57°)
OKLab	oklab(44.5% -0.0205 -0.1046)
OKLCH	oklch(44.5% 0.107 258.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.0562, 8.6965, 26.7873)
Luminance	0.0870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D538E #8E682D

analogous

#2D848E #2D538E #382D8E

triadic

#2D538E #8E2D53 #538E2D

tetradic

#2D538E #8E2D84 #8E682D #2D8E38

square

#2D538E #8E2D84 #8E682D #2D8E38

split-complementary

#2D538E #8E382D #848E2D

monochromatic

#101D31 #1E3860 #2D538E #3C6EBC #678FCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#2D538E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#2D538E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2D538E

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D538E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2D538E	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385890

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#294F8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006169

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d538e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 83, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.107 258.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7182af',
    500: '#2d538e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d538e;
$custom-light: #7182af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d538e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.495,
    "s": 51.872,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44502,
    "c": 0.1066,
    "h": 258.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D538E

secondary

#B59461

accent

#A34CDB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D538E

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

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