#2E4596#2E4596

#2E4596 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.136 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E4596
RGB	rgb(46, 69, 150)
HSL	hsl(227, 53%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(227, 69%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 54%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.89, 19.40, -47.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.89, 51.03, 292.34°)
OKLab	oklab(42.01% -0.0044 -0.1356)
OKLCH	oklch(42.01% 0.136 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.7580, 7.0382, 29.7452)
Luminance	0.0704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E4596 #967F2E

analogous

#2E7996 #2E4596 #4B2E96

triadic

#2E4596 #962E45 #45962E

tetradic

#2E4596 #962E79 #967F2E #2E964B

square

#2E4596 #962E79 #967F2E #2E964B

split-complementary

#2E4596 #964B2E #79962E

monochromatic

#111A38 #202F67 #2E4596 #3E5BC4 #6C83D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#2E4596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#2E4596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E4596

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E4596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E4596	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E5099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004794

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005866

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e4596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 69, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.136 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7478b5',
    500: '#2e4596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e4596;
$custom-light: #7478b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e4596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.731,
    "s": 53.061,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42005,
    "c": 0.13571,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E4596

secondary

#B9A767

accent

#BC4BDC

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E4596

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

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