#2E488D#2E488D

#2E488D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.119 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E488D
RGB	rgb(46, 72, 141)
HSL	hsl(224, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(224, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 48.9%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.12, 13.97, -41.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.12, 43.63, 288.68°)
OKLab	oklab(41.98% -0.0084 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(41.98% 0.119 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.2501, 7.1379, 26.1371)
Luminance	0.0714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E488D #8D732E

analogous

#2E788D #2E488D #442E8D

triadic

#2E488D #8D2E48 #488D2E

tetradic

#2E488D #8D2E78 #8D732E #2E8D44

square

#2E488D #8D2E78 #8D732E #2E8D44

split-complementary

#2E488D #8D442E #788D2E

monochromatic

#101931 #1F305F #2E488D #3D60BB #6884CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#2E488D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#2E488D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E488D

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E488D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E488D	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#10478C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e488d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 72, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.119 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727aaf',
    500: '#2e488d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e488d;
$custom-light: #727aaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e488d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.579,
    "s": 50.802,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41975,
    "c": 0.11865,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E488D

secondary

#B59E62

accent

#B44EDA

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E488D

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

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