#2E56B6#2E56B6

#2E56B6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.159 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E56B6
RGB	rgb(46, 86, 182)
HSL	hsl(222, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(222, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 52.7%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.92, 20.20, -54.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.92, 58.56, 290.18°)
OKLab	oklab(48.06% -0.016 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(48.06% 0.159 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.8950, 10.6124, 45.6157)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E56B6 #B68E2E

analogous

#2E9AB6 #2E56B6 #4A2EB6

triadic

#2E56B6 #B62E56 #56B62E

tetradic

#2E56B6 #B62E9A #B68E2E #2EB64A

square

#2E56B6 #B62E9A #B68E2E #2EB64A

split-complementary

#2E56B6 #B64A2E #9AB62E

monochromatic

#152854 #223F85 #2E56B6 #4F75D2 #809CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#2E56B6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#2E56B6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E56B6

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E56B6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E56B6	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1362B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e56b6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 86, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.159 264.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a85cd',
    500: '#2e56b6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e56b6;
$custom-light: #7a85cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e56b6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.353,
    "s": 59.649,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48059,
    "c": 0.15902,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E56B6

secondary

#C8B078

accent

#B445E3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF9

border

#CACAD2

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E56B6

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

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