#2E538A#2E538A

#2E538A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.100 H 258.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E538A
RGB	rgb(46, 83, 138)
HSL	hsl(216, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(216, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 39.9%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.21, 5.53, -34.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.21, 35.01, 279.09°)
OKLab	oklab(44.29% -0.0206 -0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(44.29% 0.1 258.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.8058, 8.6015, 25.2360)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E538A #8A652E

analogous

#2E818A #2E538A #372E8A

triadic

#2E538A #8A2E53 #538A2E

tetradic

#2E538A #8A2E81 #8A652E #2E8A37

square

#2E538A #8A2E81 #8A652E #2E8A37

split-complementary

#2E538A #8A372E #818A2E

monochromatic

#0F1C2E #1F375C #2E538A #3D6FB8 #668FCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#2E538A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#2E538A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E538A

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E538A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E538A	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B578C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D4F89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e538a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 83, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.100 258.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7183ac',
    500: '#2e538a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e538a;
$custom-light: #7183ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e538a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.87,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44293,
    "c": 0.10044,
    "h": 258.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E538A

secondary

#B39261

accent

#A24EDA

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E538A

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

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