#2E599B#2E599B

#2E599B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.118 H 258.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E599B
RGB	rgb(46, 89, 155)
HSL	hsl(216, 54%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(216, 70%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.3%, 42.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.01, 7.99, -40.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.01, 41.18, 281.19°)
OKLab	oklab(46.79% -0.0229 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(46.79% 0.118 258.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.6134, 10.0911, 32.3924)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E599B #9B702E

analogous

#2E909B #2E599B #392E9B

triadic

#2E599B #9B2E59 #599B2E

tetradic

#2E599B #9B2E90 #9B702E #2E9B39

square

#2E599B #9B2E90 #9B702E #2E9B39

split-complementary

#2E599B #9B392E #909B2E

monochromatic

#12233D #203E6C #2E599B #4075C6 #6F97D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#2E599B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#2E599B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E599B

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E599B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E599B	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A5F9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28559A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e599b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 89, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.118 258.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7487b9',
    500: '#2e599b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e599b;
$custom-light: #7487b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e599b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.33,
    "s": 54.229,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46789,
    "c": 0.11758,
    "h": 258.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E599B

secondary

#BC9B69

accent

#A34ADE

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E599B

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

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