#2E599A#2E599A

#2E599A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.116 H 258.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E599A
RGB	rgb(46, 89, 154)
HSL	hsl(216, 54%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(216, 70%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.1%, 42.2%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 7.61, -39.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 40.62, 280.81°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% -0.0231 -0.1138)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.116 258.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.5297, 10.0576, 31.9520)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E599A #9A6F2E

analogous

#2E8F9A #2E599A #392E9A

triadic

#2E599A #9A2E59 #599A2E

tetradic

#2E599A #9A2E8F #9A6F2E #2E9A39

square

#2E599A #9A2E8F #9A6F2E #2E9A39

split-complementary

#2E599A #9A392E #8F9A2E

monochromatic

#12233C #203E6B #2E599A #3F75C6 #6F97D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#2E599A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#2E599A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E599A

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E599A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E599A	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B5F9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295599

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e599a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 89, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.116 258.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7487b8',
    500: '#2e599a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e599a;
$custom-light: #7487b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e599a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.111,
    "s": 54,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46724,
    "c": 0.11617,
    "h": 258.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E599A

secondary

#BB9A69

accent

#A34ADD

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E599A

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

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