#2E4CAC#2E4CAC
#2E4CAC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.158 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E4CAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 76, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.3%, 55.8%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.45, 23.02, -54.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.45, 59.32, 292.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.21% -0.0089 -0.1575) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.21% 0.158 266.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1550, 8.7271, 40.1183) |
| Luminance | 0.0873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.99
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.57
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.85
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.97
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 6.05
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E4CAC #AC8E2E
analogous
#2E8BAC #2E4CAC #4F2EAC
triadic
#2E4CAC #AC2E4C #4CAC2E
tetradic
#2E4CAC #AC2E8B #AC8E2E #2EAC4F
square
#2E4CAC #AC2E8B #AC8E2E #2EAC4F
split-complementary
#2E4CAC #AC4F2E #8BAC2E
monochromatic
#14214B #21377C #2E4CAC #4969CE #7991DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.65
#2E4CAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#2E4CAC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E4CAC
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E4CAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E4CAC | 1.00 | 7.65 | 2.75 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0059AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004EAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006374
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e4cac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 76, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.158 266.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#787dc5',
500: '#2e4cac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e4cac; $custom-light: #787dc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e4cac",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 76,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.714,
"s": 57.798,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45207,
"c": 0.15776,
"h": 266.8
},
"luminance": 0.08728
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E4CAC
secondary
#C3B072
accent
#BC47E1
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0913
muted
#7C7B82