#2E53B4#2E53B4

#2E53B4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.160 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E53B4
RGB	rgb(46, 83, 180)
HSL	hsl(223, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(223, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 53.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 21.41, -55.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 59.35, 291.15°)
OKLab	oklab(47.28% -0.0138 -0.1594)
OKLCH	oklch(47.28% 0.16 265)
XYZ	xyz(12.4553, 10.0613, 44.4568)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E53B4 #B48F2E

analogous

#2E96B4 #2E53B4 #4C2EB4

triadic

#2E53B4 #B42E53 #53B42E

tetradic

#2E53B4 #B42E96 #B48F2E #2EB44C

square

#2E53B4 #B42E96 #B48F2E #2EB44C

split-complementary

#2E53B4 #B44C2E #96B42E

monochromatic

#152653 #223D83 #2E53B4 #4E72D2 #7E99DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#2E53B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#2E53B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E53B4

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E53B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E53B4	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0660B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e53b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 83, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.160 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7982cb',
    500: '#2e53b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e53b4;
$custom-light: #7982cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e53b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.433,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4728,
    "c": 0.16001,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.10063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E53B4

secondary

#C7B177

accent

#B745E2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEEF9

border

#CAC9D2

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E53B4

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

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