#2E499D#2E499D

#2E499D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.141 H 267.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E499D
RGB	rgb(46, 73, 157)
HSL	hsl(225, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(225, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 53.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.52, 19.35, -48.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.52, 52.51, 291.63°)
OKLab	oklab(43.4% -0.0075 -0.1403)
OKLCH	oklch(43.4% 0.141 267)
XYZ	xyz(9.5929, 7.7793, 32.8877)
Luminance	0.0778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E499D #9D822E

analogous

#2E819D #2E499D #4A2E9D

triadic

#2E499D #9D2E49 #499D2E

tetradic

#2E499D #9D2E81 #9D822E #2E9D4A

square

#2E499D #9D2E81 #9D822E #2E9D4A

split-complementary

#2E499D #9D4A2E #819D2E

monochromatic

#121D3E #20336E #2E499D #4162C7 #7089D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#2E499D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#2E499D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E499D

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E499D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E499D	1.00	8.22	2.56	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1054A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e499d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 73, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.141 267.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#757bbb',
    500: '#2e499d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e499d;
$custom-light: #757bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e499d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.405,
    "s": 54.68,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43395,
    "c": 0.14054,
    "h": 267
  },
  "luminance": 0.0778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E499D

secondary

#BDA96A

accent

#BA4ADE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090912

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E499D

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

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