#2E5595#2E5595

#2E5595 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.114 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E5595
RGB	rgb(46, 85, 149)
HSL	hsl(217, 53%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(217, 69%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 43%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.46, 8.34, -39.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.46, 40.14, 282.00°)
OKLab	oklab(45.47% -0.0202 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(45.47% 0.114 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.7981, 9.2468, 29.6964)
Luminance	0.0925 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E5595 #956E2E

analogous

#2E8895 #2E5595 #3A2E95

triadic

#2E5595 #952E55 #55952E

tetradic

#2E5595 #952E88 #956E2E #2E953A

square

#2E5595 #952E88 #956E2E #2E953A

split-complementary

#2E5595 #953A2E #88952E

monochromatic

#112037 #203A66 #2E5595 #3D70C3 #6C92D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.37

#2E5595 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#2E5595 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E5595

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E5595	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E5595	1.00	7.37	2.85	7.37
#FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375B97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265194

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00646D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e5595;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 85, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.114 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7384b4',
    500: '#2e5595',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e5595;
$custom-light: #7384b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e5595",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.282,
    "s": 52.821,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45472,
    "c": 0.11385,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E5595

secondary

#B99966

accent

#A54CDC

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E5595

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

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