#2E4A8D#2E4A8D

#2E4A8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.116 H 264.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E4A8D
RGB	rgb(46, 74, 141)
HSL	hsl(222, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(222, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 47.5%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.70, 12.63, -40.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.70, 42.33, 287.36°)
OKLab	oklab(42.42% -0.0104 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(42.42% 0.116 264.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.3815, 7.4007, 26.1809)
Luminance	0.0740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E4A8D #8D712E

analogous

#2E7A8D #2E4A8D #422E8D

triadic

#2E4A8D #8D2E4A #4A8D2E

tetradic

#2E4A8D #8D2E7A #8D712E #2E8D42

square

#2E4A8D #8D2E7A #8D712E #2E8D42

split-complementary

#2E4A8D #8D422E #7A8D2E

monochromatic

#101A31 #1F325F #2E4A8D #3D62BB #6886CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#2E4A8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#2E4A8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E4A8D

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E4A8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E4A8D	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#285290

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#16498C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e4a8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 74, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.116 264.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727caf',
    500: '#2e4a8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e4a8d;
$custom-light: #727caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e4a8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.316,
    "s": 50.802,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42421,
    "c": 0.11603,
    "h": 264.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E4A8D

secondary

#B59C62

accent

#B14EDA

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E4A8D

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

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