#2E4AAD#2E4AAD
#2E4AAD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.162 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E4AAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 74, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 57.2%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.99, 24.72, -56.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.99, 61.22, 293.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.88% -0.0072 -0.1615) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.88% 0.162 267.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1157, 8.4944, 40.5808) |
| Luminance | 0.0850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.03
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.09
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.40
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.12
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.48
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E4AAD #AD912E
analogous
#2E89AD #2E4AAD #522EAD
triadic
#2E4AAD #AD2E4A #4AAD2E
tetradic
#2E4AAD #AD2E89 #AD912E #2EAD52
square
#2E4AAD #AD2E89 #AD912E #2EAD52
split-complementary
#2E4AAD #AD522E #89AD2E
monochromatic
#14214C #21357D #2E4AAD #4967CF #7A8FDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.78
#2E4AAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.70
#2E4AAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E4AAD
7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E4AAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E4AAD | 1.00 | 7.78 | 2.70 | 7.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0058B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004DAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006274
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e4aad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 74, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.162 267.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#787cc6',
500: '#2e4aad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e4aad; $custom-light: #787cc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e4aad",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 74,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.772,
"s": 57.991,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44884,
"c": 0.16166,
"h": 267.4
},
"luminance": 0.08496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E4AAD
secondary
#C4B273
accent
#BF47E1
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0913
muted
#7C7B82