#2E488B#2E488B

#2E488B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.116 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E488B
RGB	rgb(46, 72, 139)
HSL	hsl(223, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(223, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.9%, 48.2%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.99, 13.22, -40.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.99, 42.43, 288.15°)
OKLab	oklab(41.83% -0.0087 -0.1154)
OKLCH	oklch(41.83% 0.116 265.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.1027, 7.0789, 25.3604)
Luminance	0.0708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E488B #8B712E

analogous

#2E778B #2E488B #432E8B

triadic

#2E488B #8B2E48 #488B2E

tetradic

#2E488B #8B2E77 #8B712E #2E8B43

square

#2E488B #8B2E77 #8B712E #2E8B43

split-complementary

#2E488B #8B432E #778B2E

monochromatic

#10182F #1F305D #2E488B #3D60B9 #6783CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#2E488B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#2E488B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E488B

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E488B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E488B	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26508D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#14478A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005762

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e488b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 72, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.116 265.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717aad',
    500: '#2e488b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e488b;
$custom-light: #717aad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e488b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.226,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4183,
    "c": 0.11569,
    "h": 265.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E488B

secondary

#B39C61

accent

#B34EDA

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E488B

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

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