#2E4C8E#2E4C8E
#2E4C8E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.115 H 263.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E4C8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 76, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 51%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 46.5%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.35, 11.67, -39.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.35, 41.63, 286.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.94% -0.0123 -0.1143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.94% 0.115 263.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5919, 7.7019, 26.6198) |
| Luminance | 0.0770 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.01
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.55
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.64
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.90
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.95
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E4C8E #8E702E
analogous
#2E7C8E #2E4C8E #402E8E
triadic
#2E4C8E #8E2E4C #4C8E2E
tetradic
#2E4C8E #8E2E7C #8E702E #2E8E40
square
#2E4C8E #8E2E7C #8E702E #2E8E40
split-complementary
#2E4C8E #8E402E #7C8E2E
monochromatic
#101B32 #1F3360 #2E4C8E #3D65BC #6888CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.27
#2E4C8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.54
#2E4C8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E4C8E
8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E4C8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E4C8E | 1.00 | 8.27 | 2.54 | 8.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C5390
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1A4A8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005B66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e4c8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 76, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.115 263.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#727daf',
500: '#2e4c8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e4c8e; $custom-light: #727daf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e4c8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 76,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.25,
"s": 51.064,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42942,
"c": 0.11492,
"h": 263.8
},
"luminance": 0.07703
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E4C8E
secondary
#B59B63
accent
#AE4DDB
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF4
border
#C8C9CE
text
#080910
muted
#7B7B7F