#2E498D#2E498D

#2E498D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.117 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E498D
RGB	rgb(46, 73, 141)
HSL	hsl(223, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(223, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 48.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.41, 13.30, -40.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.41, 42.98, 288.03°)
OKLab	oklab(42.2% -0.0094 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(42.2% 0.117 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.3153, 7.2682, 26.1588)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E498D #8D722E

analogous

#2E798D #2E498D #432E8D

triadic

#2E498D #8D2E49 #498D2E

tetradic

#2E498D #8D2E79 #8D722E #2E8D43

square

#2E498D #8D2E79 #8D722E #2E8D43

split-complementary

#2E498D #8D432E #798D2E

monochromatic

#101931 #1F315F #2E498D #3D61BB #6885CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#2E498D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#2E498D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E498D

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E498D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E498D	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#13488C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e498d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 73, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.117 265.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727baf',
    500: '#2e498d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e498d;
$custom-light: #727baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e498d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.947,
    "s": 50.802,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42197,
    "c": 0.11734,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E498D

secondary

#B59D62

accent

#B24EDA

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E498D

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

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