#2E538C#2E538C

#2E538C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.103 H 258.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E538C
RGB	rgb(46, 83, 140)
HSL	hsl(216, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(216, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 40.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.32, 6.28, -35.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.32, 36.15, 280.00°)
OKLab	oklab(44.42% -0.0201 -0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(44.42% 0.103 258.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.9519, 8.6599, 26.0056)
Luminance	0.0866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E538C #8C672E

analogous

#2E828C #2E538C #382E8C

triadic

#2E538C #8C2E53 #538C2E

tetradic

#2E538C #8C2E82 #8C672E #2E8C38

square

#2E538C #8C2E82 #8C672E #2E8C38

split-complementary

#2E538C #8C382E #828C2E

monochromatic

#101C30 #1F385E #2E538C #3D6EBA #678FCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#2E538C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#2E538C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E538C

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E538C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E538C	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39588E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C4F8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e538c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 83, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.103 258.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7183ae',
    500: '#2e538c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e538c;
$custom-light: #7183ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e538c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.383,
    "s": 50.538,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4442,
    "c": 0.10332,
    "h": 258.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E538C

secondary

#B49462

accent

#A34EDA

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E538C

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

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