#2E458B#2E458B
#2E458B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.120 H 267.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E458B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 69, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 50%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 67%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.9%, 50.4%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.11, 15.25, -41.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.11, 44.42, 290.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.17% -0.0056 -0.1195) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.17% 0.12 267.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9134, 6.7004, 25.2974) |
| Luminance | 0.0670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.87
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.78
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.09
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.49
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.69
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E458B #8B742E
analogous
#2E748B #2E458B #462E8B
triadic
#2E458B #8B2E45 #458B2E
tetradic
#2E458B #8B2E74 #8B742E #2E8B46
square
#2E458B #8B2E74 #8B742E #2E8B46
split-complementary
#2E458B #8B462E #748B2E
monochromatic
#10172F #1F2E5D #2E458B #3D5CB9 #6780CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.97
#2E458B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#2E458B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E458B
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E458B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E458B | 1.00 | 8.97 | 2.34 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1F4E8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#08458A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005561
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e458b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 69, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.120 267.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7178ad',
500: '#2e458b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e458b; $custom-light: #7178ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e458b",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 69,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.161,
"s": 50.27,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41166,
"c": 0.11965,
"h": 267.3
},
"luminance": 0.06701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E458B
secondary
#B39F61
accent
#B74EDA
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEDF4
border
#C8C8CE
text
#080810
muted
#7B7B7F