#2E4589#2E4589

#2E4589 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.117 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E4589
RGB	rgb(46, 69, 137)
HSL	hsl(225, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(225, 66%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 49.6%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.98, 14.49, -40.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.98, 43.21, 289.60°)
OKLab	oklab(41.02% -0.0059 -0.1165)
OKLCH	oklch(41.02% 0.117 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.7686, 6.6425, 24.5348)
Luminance	0.0664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E4589 #89722E

analogous

#2E7289 #2E4589 #442E89

triadic

#2E4589 #892E45 #45892E

tetradic

#2E4589 #892E72 #89722E #2E8944

square

#2E4589 #892E72 #89722E #2E8944

split-complementary

#2E4589 #89442E #72892E

monochromatic

#0F172D #1F2E5B #2E4589 #3D5CB7 #6680CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.02

#2E4589 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#2E4589 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E4589

9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E4589	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E4589	1.00	9.02	2.33	9.02
#FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#214D8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E4588

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e4589;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 69, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.117 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7178ac',
    500: '#2e4589',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e4589;
$custom-light: #7178ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e4589",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.835,
    "s": 49.727,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41018,
    "c": 0.11669,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E4589

secondary

#B29E60

accent

#B64FD9

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080810

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E4589

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

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