#2E4B8D#2E4B8D
#2E4B8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.115 H 264.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E4B8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 75, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 51%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 67%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.4%, 46.8%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.00, 11.96, -39.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.00, 41.68, 286.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.65% -0.0115 -0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.65% 0.115 264.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4488, 7.5353, 26.2033) |
| Luminance | 0.0754 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.97
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.87
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.69
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.77
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.14
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E4B8D #8D702E
analogous
#2E7B8D #2E4B8D #412E8D
triadic
#2E4B8D #8D2E4B #4B8D2E
tetradic
#2E4B8D #8D2E7B #8D702E #2E8D41
square
#2E4B8D #8D2E7B #8D702E #2E8D41
split-complementary
#2E4B8D #8D412E #7B8D2E
monochromatic
#101A31 #1F325F #2E4B8D #3D64BB #6887CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.38
#2E4B8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.51
#2E4B8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E4B8D
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E4B8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E4B8D | 1.00 | 8.38 | 2.51 | 8.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B528F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#194A8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005A65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e4b8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 75, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.115 264.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#717caf',
500: '#2e4b8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e4b8d; $custom-light: #717caf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e4b8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 75,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.684,
"s": 50.802,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42646,
"c": 0.11473,
"h": 264.3
},
"luminance": 0.07536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E4B8D
secondary
#B59B62
accent
#AF4EDA
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF4
border
#C8C9CE
text
#080910
muted
#7B7B7F