#2E4B8A#2E4B8A

#2E4B8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.110 H 263.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E4B8A
RGB	rgb(46, 75, 138)
HSL	hsl(221, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(221, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 45.7%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.80, 10.83, -38.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.80, 39.89, 285.75°)
OKLab	oklab(42.44% -0.012 -0.1097)
OKLCH	oklch(42.44% 0.11 263.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.2286, 7.4472, 25.0436)
Luminance	0.0745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E4B8A #8A6D2E

analogous

#2E798A #2E4B8A #3F2E8A

triadic

#2E4B8A #8A2E4B #4B8A2E

tetradic

#2E4B8A #8A2E79 #8A6D2E #2E8A3F

square

#2E4B8A #8A2E79 #8A6D2E #2E8A3F

split-complementary

#2E4B8A #8A3F2E #798A2E

monochromatic

#0F192E #1F325C #2E4B8A #3D64B8 #6686CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#2E4B8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#2E4B8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E4B8A

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E4B8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E4B8A	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D528C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4989

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005963

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e4b8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 75, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.110 263.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717cac',
    500: '#2e4b8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e4b8a;
$custom-light: #717cac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e4b8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.087,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42437,
    "c": 0.11031,
    "h": 263.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E4B8A

secondary

#B39961

accent

#AE4EDA

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E4B8A

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

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