#2E538B#2E538B

#2E538B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.102 H 258.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E538B
RGB	rgb(46, 83, 139)
HSL	hsl(216, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(216, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.9%, 40.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.26, 5.90, -35.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.26, 35.58, 279.55°)
OKLab	oklab(44.36% -0.0203 -0.0998)
OKLCH	oklch(44.36% 0.102 258.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.8785, 8.6306, 25.6191)
Luminance	0.0863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E538B #8B662E

analogous

#2E828B #2E538B #382E8B

triadic

#2E538B #8B2E53 #538B2E

tetradic

#2E538B #8B2E82 #8B662E #2E8B38

square

#2E538B #8B2E82 #8B662E #2E8B38

split-complementary

#2E538B #8B382E #828B2E

monochromatic

#101C2F #1F385D #2E538B #3D6EB9 #678FCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#2E538B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#2E538B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E538B

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E538B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E538B	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A588D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C4F8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e538b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 83, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.102 258.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7183ad',
    500: '#2e538b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e538b;
$custom-light: #7183ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e538b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.129,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44356,
    "c": 0.10188,
    "h": 258.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08631
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E538B

secondary

#B39361

accent

#A24EDA

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E538B

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

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