#2E538D#2E538D

#2E538D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.105 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E538D
RGB	rgb(46, 83, 141)
HSL	hsl(217, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(217, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 41.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.38, 6.65, -36.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.38, 36.73, 280.43°)
OKLab	oklab(44.49% -0.0199 -0.1029)
OKLCH	oklch(44.49% 0.105 259.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.0260, 8.6896, 26.3957)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E538D #8D682E

analogous

#2E838D #2E538D #392E8D

triadic

#2E538D #8D2E53 #538D2E

tetradic

#2E538D #8D2E83 #8D682E #2E8D39

square

#2E538D #8D2E83 #8D682E #2E8D39

split-complementary

#2E538D #8D392E #838D2E

monochromatic

#101D31 #1F385F #2E538D #3D6EBB #688FCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#2E538D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#2E538D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E538D

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E538D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E538D	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39588F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B4F8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e538d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 83, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.105 259.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7183af',
    500: '#2e538d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e538d;
$custom-light: #7183af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e538d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.632,
    "s": 50.802,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44485,
    "c": 0.10476,
    "h": 259.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E538D

secondary

#B59462

accent

#A34EDA

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E538D

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

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