#2E599D#2E599D

#2E599D is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.120 H 259.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E599D
RGB	rgb(46, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(217, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(217, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 8.75, -41.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 42.32, 281.93°)
OKLab	oklab(46.92% -0.0225 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(46.92% 0.12 259.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.7827, 10.1588, 33.2843)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E599D #9D722E

analogous

#2E909D #2E599D #3B2E9D

triadic

#2E599D #9D2E59 #599D2E

tetradic

#2E599D #9D2E90 #9D722E #2E9D3B

square

#2E599D #9D2E90 #9D722E #2E9D3B

split-complementary

#2E599D #9D3B2E #909D2E

monochromatic

#12233E #203E6E #2E599D #4175C7 #7097D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#2E599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#2E599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E599D

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E599D	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395FA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26559C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.120 259.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7487ba',
    500: '#2e599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e599d;
$custom-light: #7487ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.757,
    "s": 54.68,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46922,
    "c": 0.12041,
    "h": 259.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E599D

secondary

#BD9D6A

accent

#A54ADE

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E599D

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

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