#2E538E#2E538E

#2E538E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.106 H 259.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E538E
RGB	rgb(46, 83, 142)
HSL	hsl(217, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(217, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 41.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.44, 7.03, -36.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.44, 37.30, 280.86°)
OKLab	oklab(44.55% -0.0196 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(44.55% 0.106 259.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.1007, 8.7195, 26.7894)
Luminance	0.0872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E538E #8E692E

analogous

#2E838E #2E538E #392E8E

triadic

#2E538E #8E2E53 #538E2E

tetradic

#2E538E #8E2E83 #8E692E #2E8E39

square

#2E538E #8E2E83 #8E692E #2E8E39

split-complementary

#2E538E #8E392E #838E2E

monochromatic

#101D32 #1F3860 #2E538E #3D6EBC #6890CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#2E538E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#2E538E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E538E

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E538E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E538E	1.00	7.65	2.74	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385890

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A4F8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006169

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e538e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 83, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.106 259.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7182af',
    500: '#2e538e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e538e;
$custom-light: #7182af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e538e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.875,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4455,
    "c": 0.1062,
    "h": 259.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E538E

secondary

#B59563

accent

#A44DDB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E538E

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

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