#2E498C#2E498C

#2E498C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.116 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E498C
RGB	rgb(46, 73, 140)
HSL	hsl(223, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(223, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 47.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.34, 12.92, -40.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.34, 42.38, 287.76°)
OKLab	oklab(42.13% -0.0096 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(42.13% 0.116 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.2412, 7.2386, 25.7687)
Luminance	0.0724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E498C #8C712E

analogous

#2E788C #2E498C #422E8C

triadic

#2E498C #8C2E49 #498C2E

tetradic

#2E498C #8C2E78 #8C712E #2E8C42

square

#2E498C #8C2E78 #8C712E #2E8C42

split-complementary

#2E498C #8C422E #788C2E

monochromatic

#101930 #1F315E #2E498C #3D61BA #6785CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#2E498C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#2E498C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E498C

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E498C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E498C	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)

#27518E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15488B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e498c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 73, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.116 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717bae',
    500: '#2e498c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e498c;
$custom-light: #717bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e498c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.766,
    "s": 50.538,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42126,
    "c": 0.11586,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E498C

secondary

#B49C62

accent

#B24EDA

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E498C

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

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