#2E599E#2E599E

#2E599E is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.122 H 259.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E599E
RGB	rgb(46, 89, 158)
HSL	hsl(217, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(217, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 43.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 9.12, -41.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 42.89, 282.28°)
OKLab	oklab(46.99% -0.0223 -0.1198)
OKLCH	oklch(46.99% 0.122 259.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.8684, 10.1931, 33.7358)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E599E #9E732E

analogous

#2E919E #2E599E #3B2E9E

triadic

#2E599E #9E2E59 #599E2E

tetradic

#2E599E #9E2E91 #9E732E #2E9E3B

square

#2E599E #9E2E91 #9E732E #2E9E3B

split-complementary

#2E599E #9E3B2E #919E2E

monochromatic

#12243F #203E6F #2E599E #4175C8 #7198D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#2E599E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#2E599E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E599E

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E599E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E599E	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385FA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24559D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e599e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 89, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.122 259.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7487bb',
    500: '#2e599e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e599e;
$custom-light: #7487bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e599e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.964,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46988,
    "c": 0.12181,
    "h": 259.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E599E

secondary

#BD9D6B

accent

#A54ADE

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E599E

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

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