#2E499E#2E499E

#2E499E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.142 H 267.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E499E
RGB	rgb(46, 73, 158)
HSL	hsl(226, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(226, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 53.8%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.59, 19.73, -49.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.59, 53.10, 291.81°)
OKLab	oklab(43.47% -0.0074 -0.1418)
OKLCH	oklch(43.47% 0.142 267)
XYZ	xyz(9.6787, 7.8136, 33.3392)
Luminance	0.0781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E499E #9E832E

analogous

#2E819E #2E499E #4B2E9E

triadic

#2E499E #9E2E49 #499E2E

tetradic

#2E499E #9E2E81 #9E832E #2E9E4B

square

#2E499E #9E2E81 #9E832E #2E9E4B

split-complementary

#2E499E #9E4B2E #819E2E

monochromatic

#121D3F #20336F #2E499E #4162C8 #7189D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.19

#2E499E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#2E499E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E499E

8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E499E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E499E	1.00	8.19	2.56	8.19
#FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E54A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e499e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 73, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.142 267.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#757bbb',
    500: '#2e499e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e499e;
$custom-light: #757bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e499e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.536,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43473,
    "c": 0.14196,
    "h": 267
  },
  "luminance": 0.07815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E499E

secondary

#BDA96B

accent

#BA4ADE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090912

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E499E

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