#2E459C#2E459C
#2E459C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.144 H 268.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E459C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 69, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 55.8%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.34, 21.66, -50.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.34, 54.60, 293.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.48% -0.004 -0.1442) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.48% 0.144 268.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.2535, 7.2365, 32.3552) |
| Luminance | 0.0724 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.59
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.88
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.83
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 4.84
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 6.07
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E459C #9C852E
analogous
#2E7C9C #2E459C #4E2E9C
triadic
#2E459C #9C2E45 #459C2E
tetradic
#2E459C #9C2E7C #9C852E #2E9C4E
square
#2E459C #9C2E7C #9C852E #2E9C4E
split-complementary
#2E459C #9C4E2E #7C9C2E
monochromatic
#121B3D #20306D #2E459C #405DC7 #7085D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.58
#2E459C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.45
#2E459C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E459C
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E459C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E459C | 1.00 | 8.58 | 2.45 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00519F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00479A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005A69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e459c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 69, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.144 268.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7578ba',
500: '#2e459c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e459c; $custom-light: #7578ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e459c",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 69,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.455,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42482,
"c": 0.1443,
"h": 268.4
},
"luminance": 0.07237
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E459C
secondary
#BCAB6A
accent
#BF4ADE
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EEEDF6
border
#C9C8D0
text
#090812
muted
#7B7B81