#2E49B3#2E49B3

#2E49B3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.171 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E49B3
RGB	rgb(46, 73, 179)
HSL	hsl(228, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(228, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 59.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 27.63, -59.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 65.36, 295.00°)
OKLab	oklab(45.19% -0.0063 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(45.19% 0.171 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.6431, 8.5994, 43.6853)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E49B3 #B3982E

analogous

#2E8CB3 #2E49B3 #562EB3

triadic

#2E49B3 #B32E49 #49B32E

tetradic

#2E49B3 #B32E8C #B3982E #2EB356

square

#2E49B3 #B32E8C #B3982E #2EB356

split-complementary

#2E49B3 #B3562E #8CB32E

monochromatic

#152152 #213582 #2E49B3 #4D68D1 #7E91DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#2E49B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#2E49B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E49B3

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E49B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E49B3	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e49b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 73, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.171 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a7bcb',
    500: '#2e49b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e49b3;
$custom-light: #7a7bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e49b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.82,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45189,
    "c": 0.17109,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E49B3

secondary

#C6B676

accent

#C246E2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF9

border

#CAC8D2

text

#0B0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E49B3

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →