#2E4A9D#2E4A9D
#2E4A9D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.139 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E4A9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 74, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 52.9%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.80, 18.68, -48.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.80, 51.84, 291.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.61% -0.0084 -0.139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.61% 0.139 266.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6592, 7.9118, 32.9098) |
| Luminance | 0.0791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.11
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.15
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.91
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.17
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.04
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E4A9D #9D812E
analogous
#2E829D #2E4A9D #4A2E9D
triadic
#2E4A9D #9D2E4A #4A9D2E
tetradic
#2E4A9D #9D2E82 #9D812E #2E9D4A
square
#2E4A9D #9D2E82 #9D812E #2E9D4A
split-complementary
#2E4A9D #9D4A2E #829D2E
monochromatic
#121D3E #20346E #2E4A9D #4163C7 #708AD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.13
#2E4A9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.58
#2E4A9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E4A9D
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E4A9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E4A9D | 1.00 | 8.13 | 2.58 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1455A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004B9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e4a9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 74, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.139 266.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#757cba',
500: '#2e4a9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e4a9d; $custom-light: #757cba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e4a9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 74,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.865,
"s": 54.68,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43607,
"c": 0.13924,
"h": 266.6
},
"luminance": 0.07913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E4A9D
secondary
#BDA86A
accent
#B94ADE
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EEEEF6
border
#C9C9D0
text
#090912
muted
#7B7B81