#2E4A8E#2E4A8E

#2E4A8E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.117 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E4A8E
RGB	rgb(46, 74, 142)
HSL	hsl(223, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(223, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 47.9%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.77, 13.01, -40.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.77, 42.92, 287.64°)
OKLab	oklab(42.49% -0.0103 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(42.49% 0.118 265)
XYZ	xyz(8.4563, 7.4306, 26.5745)
Luminance	0.0743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E4A8E #8E722E

analogous

#2E7A8E #2E4A8E #422E8E

triadic

#2E4A8E #8E2E4A #4A8E2E

tetradic

#2E4A8E #8E2E7A #8E722E #2E8E42

square

#2E4A8E #8E2E7A #8E722E #2E8E42

split-complementary

#2E4A8E #8E422E #7A8E2E

monochromatic

#101A32 #1F3260 #2E4A8E #3D62BC #6886CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#2E4A8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#2E4A8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E4A8E

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E4A8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E4A8E	1.00	8.45	2.49	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#285291

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15498D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e4a8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 74, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.117 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727caf',
    500: '#2e4a8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e4a8e;
$custom-light: #727caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e4a8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.5,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42492,
    "c": 0.1175,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.07431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E4A8E

secondary

#B59D63

accent

#B14DDB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF5

border

#C8C9CF

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E4A8E

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

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