#2E488C#2E488C

#2E488C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.117 H 265.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E488C
RGB	rgb(46, 72, 140)
HSL	hsl(223, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(223, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 48.6%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.05, 13.60, -40.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.05, 43.03, 288.42°)
OKLab	oklab(41.9% -0.0085 -0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(41.9% 0.117 265.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.1761, 7.1083, 25.7470)
Luminance	0.0711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E488C #8C722E

analogous

#2E778C #2E488C #432E8C

triadic

#2E488C #8C2E48 #488C2E

tetradic

#2E488C #8C2E77 #8C722E #2E8C43

square

#2E488C #8C2E77 #8C722E #2E8C43

split-complementary

#2E488C #8C432E #778C2E

monochromatic

#101930 #1F305E #2E488C #3D60BA #6783CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.67

#2E488C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#2E488C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E488C

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E488C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E488C	1.00	8.67	2.42	8.67
#FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25508F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#12478B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e488c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 72, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.117 265.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717aae',
    500: '#2e488c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e488c;
$custom-light: #717aae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e488c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.404,
    "s": 50.538,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41902,
    "c": 0.11717,
    "h": 265.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E488C

secondary

#B49D62

accent

#B34EDA

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E488C

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

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