#2E499F#2E499F

#2E499F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.143 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E499F
RGB	rgb(46, 73, 159)
HSL	hsl(226, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(226, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 54.1%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.66, 20.11, -49.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.66, 53.69, 291.99°)
OKLab	oklab(43.55% -0.0073 -0.1432)
OKLCH	oklch(43.55% 0.143 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.7651, 7.8481, 33.7944)
Luminance	0.0785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2E499F #9F842E

analogous

#2E819F #2E499F #4C2E9F

triadic

#2E499F #9F2E49 #499F2E

tetradic

#2E499F #9F2E81 #9F842E #2E9F4C

square

#2E499F #9F2E81 #9F842E #2E9F4C

split-complementary

#2E499F #9F4C2E #819F2E

monochromatic

#131D40 #203370 #2E499F #4262C8 #7189D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.17

#2E499F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#2E499F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E499F

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E499F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E499F	1.00	8.17	2.57	8.17
#FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B55A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e499f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 73, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.143 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#757bbc',
    500: '#2e499f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e499f;
$custom-light: #757bbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e499f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.664,
    "s": 55.122,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43552,
    "c": 0.14338,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E499F

secondary

#BEAA6B

accent

#BB49DE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090912

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E499F

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

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