#2E5597#2E5597

#2E5597 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.117 H 260.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E5597
RGB	rgb(46, 85, 151)
HSL	hsl(218, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(218, 70%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 43.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.58, 9.10, -40.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.58, 41.29, 282.73°)
OKLab	oklab(45.61% -0.0197 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(45.61% 0.117 260.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.9591, 9.3112, 30.5445)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E5597 #97702E

analogous

#2E8997 #2E5597 #3B2E97

triadic

#2E5597 #972E55 #55972E

tetradic

#2E5597 #972E89 #97702E #2E973B

square

#2E5597 #972E89 #97702E #2E973B

split-complementary

#2E5597 #973B2E #89972E

monochromatic

#112039 #203B68 #2E5597 #3E70C4 #6D93D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#2E5597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#2E5597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E5597

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E5597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E5597	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365B9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00646E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e5597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 85, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.117 260.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7384b6',
    500: '#2e5597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e5597;
$custom-light: #7384b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e5597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.714,
    "s": 53.299,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45606,
    "c": 0.11671,
    "h": 260.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E5597

secondary

#BA9B67

accent

#A74BDD

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E5597

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

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