#2E5996#2E5996

#2E5996 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.111 H 257.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E5996
RGB	rgb(46, 89, 150)
HSL	hsl(215, 53%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(215, 69%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 40.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.71, 6.11, -37.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.71, 38.35, 279.17°)
OKLab	oklab(46.47% -0.024 -0.1079)
OKLCH	oklch(46.47% 0.111 257.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.2021, 9.9266, 30.2266)
Luminance	0.0993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E5996 #966B2E

analogous

#2E8D96 #2E5996 #372E96

triadic

#2E5996 #962E59 #59962E

tetradic

#2E5996 #962E8D #966B2E #2E9637

square

#2E5996 #962E8D #966B2E #2E9637

split-complementary

#2E5996 #96372E #8D962E

monochromatic

#112138 #203D67 #2E5996 #3E75C4 #6C96D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#2E5996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#2E5996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E5996

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E5996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E5996	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D5E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006770

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e5996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 89, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.111 257.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7387b5',
    500: '#2e5996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e5996;
$custom-light: #7387b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e5996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.192,
    "s": 53.061,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46465,
    "c": 0.11053,
    "h": 257.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E5996

secondary

#B99767

accent

#A04BDC

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E5996

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

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