#2E498E#2E498E

#2E498E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.119 H 265.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E498E
RGB	rgb(46, 73, 142)
HSL	hsl(223, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(223, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 48.6%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.48, 13.68, -41.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.48, 43.58, 288.29°)
OKLab	oklab(42.27% -0.0093 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(42.27% 0.119 265.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.3900, 7.2981, 26.5525)
Luminance	0.0730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E498E #8E732E

analogous

#2E798E #2E498E #432E8E

triadic

#2E498E #8E2E49 #498E2E

tetradic

#2E498E #8E2E79 #8E732E #2E8E43

square

#2E498E #8E2E79 #8E732E #2E8E43

split-complementary

#2E498E #8E432E #798E2E

monochromatic

#101932 #1F3160 #2E498E #3D61BC #6885CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#2E498E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#2E498E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E498E

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E498E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E498E	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#255191

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#11488D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e498e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 73, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.119 265.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727baf',
    500: '#2e498e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e498e;
$custom-light: #727baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e498e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.125,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42269,
    "c": 0.1188,
    "h": 265.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E498E

secondary

#B59E63

accent

#B34DDB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF5

border

#C8C8CF

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E498E

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

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