#2E50B3#2E50B3
#2E50B3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.162 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E50B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 80, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 55.3%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.06, 23.01, -56.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.06, 60.73, 292.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.58% -0.0115 -0.162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.58% 0.162 265.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1292, 9.5715, 43.8473) |
| Luminance | 0.0957 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 2.51
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.75
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.31
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.75
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.89
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E50B3 #B3912E
analogous
#2E93B3 #2E50B3 #4F2EB3
triadic
#2E50B3 #B32E50 #50B32E
tetradic
#2E50B3 #B32E93 #B3912E #2EB34F
square
#2E50B3 #B32E93 #B3912E #2EB34F
split-complementary
#2E50B3 #B34F2E #93B32E
monochromatic
#152452 #213A82 #2E50B3 #4D6FD1 #7E96DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.21
#2E50B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.91
#2E50B3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E50B3
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E50B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E50B3 | 1.00 | 7.21 | 2.91 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005EB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0051B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006879
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e50b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 80, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.162 265.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7980ca',
500: '#2e50b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e50b3; $custom-light: #7980ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e50b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 80,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.662,
"s": 59.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46584,
"c": 0.16238,
"h": 265.9
},
"luminance": 0.09573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E50B3
secondary
#C6B276
accent
#BA46E2
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#EFEEF8
border
#CAC9D1
text
#0A0A13
muted
#7C7C82