#2E5591#2E5591

#2E5591 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.108 H 258.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E5591
RGB	rgb(46, 85, 145)
HSL	hsl(216, 52%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(216, 68%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 41.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.22, 6.84, -37.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.22, 37.84, 280.41°)
OKLab	oklab(45.21% -0.021 -0.1061)
OKLCH	oklch(45.21% 0.108 258.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.4842, 9.1212, 28.0433)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E5591 #916A2E

analogous

#2E8691 #2E5591 #392E91

triadic

#2E5591 #912E55 #55912E

tetradic

#2E5591 #912E86 #916A2E #2E9139

square

#2E5591 #912E86 #916A2E #2E9139

split-complementary

#2E5591 #91392E #86912E

monochromatic

#111F34 #1F3A63 #2E5591 #3D70BF #6A92D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#2E5591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#2E5591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E5591

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E5591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E5591	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A5A93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5190

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e5591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 85, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.108 258.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7284b1',
    500: '#2e5591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e5591;
$custom-light: #7284b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e5591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.364,
    "s": 51.832,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4521,
    "c": 0.10813,
    "h": 258.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E5591

secondary

#B79664

accent

#A34DDB

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDEFF5

border

#C8CACF

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E5591

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

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