#2E5497#2E5497

#2E5497 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.118 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E5497
RGB	rgb(46, 84, 151)
HSL	hsl(218, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(218, 70%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 44.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.28, 9.75, -40.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.28, 41.90, 283.46°)
OKLab	oklab(45.38% -0.0187 -0.1164)
OKLCH	oklch(45.38% 0.118 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.8810, 9.1549, 30.5185)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E5497 #97712E

analogous

#2E8897 #2E5497 #3D2E97

triadic

#2E5497 #972E54 #54972E

tetradic

#2E5497 #972E88 #97712E #2E973D

square

#2E5497 #972E88 #97712E #2E973D

split-complementary

#2E5497 #973D2E #88972E

monochromatic

#112039 #203A68 #2E5497 #3E6FC4 #6D92D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#2E5497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#2E5497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E5497

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E5497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E5497	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345B9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e5497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 84, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.118 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7383b6',
    500: '#2e5497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e5497;
$custom-light: #7383b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e5497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.286,
    "s": 53.299,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45377,
    "c": 0.11793,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E5497

secondary

#BA9C67

accent

#A84BDD

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E5497

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

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