#2E538F#2E538F

#2E538F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.108 H 259.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E538F
RGB	rgb(46, 83, 143)
HSL	hsl(217, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(217, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 42%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.50, 7.40, -37.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.50, 37.88, 281.27°)
OKLab	oklab(44.62% -0.0194 -0.1059)
OKLCH	oklch(44.62% 0.108 259.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.1761, 8.7496, 27.1865)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E538F #8F6A2E

analogous

#2E848F #2E538F #392E8F

triadic

#2E538F #8F2E53 #538F2E

tetradic

#2E538F #8F2E84 #8F6A2E #2E8F39

square

#2E538F #8F2E84 #8F6A2E #2E8F39

split-complementary

#2E538F #8F392E #848F2E

monochromatic

#101D32 #1F3861 #2E538F #3D6EBD #6990CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#2E538F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#2E538F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E538F

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E538F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E538F	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385891

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#294F8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00616A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e538f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 83, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.108 259.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7282b0',
    500: '#2e538f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e538f;
$custom-light: #7282b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e538f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.113,
    "s": 51.323,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44615,
    "c": 0.10764,
    "h": 259.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E538F

secondary

#B69663

accent

#A54DDB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF5

border

#C8C9CF

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E538F

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

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