#2E4E8A#2E4E8A

#2E4E8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.107 H 261.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E4E8A
RGB	rgb(46, 78, 138)
HSL	hsl(219, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(219, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 43.5%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.70, 8.83, -36.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.70, 38.01, 283.43°)
OKLab	oklab(43.13% -0.0152 -0.1054)
OKLCH	oklch(43.13% 0.107 261.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.4369, 7.8638, 25.1131)
Luminance	0.0786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E4E8A #8A6A2E

analogous

#2E7C8A #2E4E8A #3C2E8A

triadic

#2E4E8A #8A2E4E #4E8A2E

tetradic

#2E4E8A #8A2E7C #8A6A2E #2E8A3C

square

#2E4E8A #8A2E7C #8A6A2E #2E8A3C

split-complementary

#2E4E8A #8A3C2E #7C8A2E

monochromatic

#0F1A2E #1F345C #2E4E8A #3D68B8 #668ACC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#2E4E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#2E4E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E4E8A

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E4E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E4E8A	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#32548C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244B89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e4e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 78, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.107 261.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717fac',
    500: '#2e4e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e4e8a;
$custom-light: #717fac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e4e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.13,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43125,
    "c": 0.10651,
    "h": 261.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E4E8A

secondary

#B39661

accent

#A94EDA

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E4E8A

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

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