#2E4B9E#2E4B9E
#2E4B9E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.139 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E4B9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 75, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 52.5%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.15, 18.39, -48.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.15, 51.77, 290.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.9% -0.0091 -0.1391) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.9% 0.139 266.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8122, 8.0806, 33.3837) |
| Luminance | 0.0808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.11
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.14
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.62
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.96
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.75
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E4B9E #9E812E
analogous
#2E839E #2E4B9E #492E9E
triadic
#2E4B9E #9E2E4B #4B9E2E
tetradic
#2E4B9E #9E2E83 #9E812E #2E9E49
square
#2E4B9E #9E2E83 #9E812E #2E9E49
split-complementary
#2E4B9E #9E492E #839E2E
monochromatic
#121E3F #20356F #2E4B9E #4164C8 #718BD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.03
#2E4B9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#2E4B9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E4B9E
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E4B9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E4B9E | 1.00 | 8.03 | 2.62 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1656A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004B9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005F6D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e4b9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 75, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.139 266.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#757cbb',
500: '#2e4b9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e4b9e; $custom-light: #757cbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e4b9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 75,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.464,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43896,
"c": 0.13938,
"h": 266.2
},
"luminance": 0.08082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E4B9E
secondary
#BDA86B
accent
#B84ADE
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EEEEF6
border
#C9C9D0
text
#090912
muted
#7B7B81