#2E498A#2E498A

#2E498A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.113 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E498A
RGB	rgb(46, 73, 138)
HSL	hsl(222, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(222, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 47.1%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.21, 12.17, -39.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.21, 41.18, 287.19°)
OKLab	oklab(41.98% -0.0099 -0.1125)
OKLCH	oklch(41.98% 0.113 265)
XYZ	xyz(8.0951, 7.1802, 24.9991)
Luminance	0.0718 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E498A #8A6F2E

analogous

#2E778A #2E498A #412E8A

triadic

#2E498A #8A2E49 #498A2E

tetradic

#2E498A #8A2E77 #8A6F2E #2E8A41

square

#2E498A #8A2E77 #8A6F2E #2E8A41

split-complementary

#2E498A #8A412E #778A2E

monochromatic

#0F182E #1F315C #2E498A #3D61B8 #6684CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.62

#2E498A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#2E498A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E498A

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E498A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E498A	1.00	8.62	2.44	8.62
#FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#29508C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#194889

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005862

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e498a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 73, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.113 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717bac',
    500: '#2e498a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e498a;
$custom-light: #717bac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e498a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.391,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41984,
    "c": 0.1129,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.07181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E498A

secondary

#B39B61

accent

#B14EDA

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E498A

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

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