#2E599C#2E599C

#2E599C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.119 H 259.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E599C
RGB	rgb(46, 89, 156)
HSL	hsl(217, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(217, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 42.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.07, 8.37, -40.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.07, 41.75, 281.56°)
OKLab	oklab(46.86% -0.0227 -0.1168)
OKLCH	oklch(46.86% 0.119 259)
XYZ	xyz(10.6977, 10.1248, 32.8365)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E599C #9C712E

analogous

#2E909C #2E599C #3A2E9C

triadic

#2E599C #9C2E59 #599C2E

tetradic

#2E599C #9C2E90 #9C712E #2E9C3A

square

#2E599C #9C2E90 #9C712E #2E9C3A

split-complementary

#2E599C #9C3A2E #909C2E

monochromatic

#12233D #203E6D #2E599C #4075C7 #7097D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#2E599C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#2E599C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E599C

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E599C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E599C	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395F9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#27559B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e599c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 89, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.119 259.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7487b9',
    500: '#2e599c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e599c;
$custom-light: #7487b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e599c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.545,
    "s": 54.455,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46855,
    "c": 0.11899,
    "h": 259
  },
  "luminance": 0.10126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E599C

secondary

#BC9C6A

accent

#A44ADE

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E599C

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

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