#2E599F#2E599F

#2E599F is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.123 H 259.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E599F
RGB	rgb(46, 89, 159)
HSL	hsl(217, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(217, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 44%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.25, 9.50, -42.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.25, 43.46, 282.63°)
OKLab	oklab(47.06% -0.0221 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(47.06% 0.123 259.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.9548, 10.2277, 34.1910)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E599F #9F742E

analogous

#2E929F #2E599F #3B2E9F

triadic

#2E599F #9F2E59 #599F2E

tetradic

#2E599F #9F2E92 #9F742E #2E9F3B

square

#2E599F #9F2E92 #9F742E #2E9F3B

split-complementary

#2E599F #9F3B2E #929F2E

monochromatic

#132440 #203E70 #2E599F #4275C8 #7198D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#2E599F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#2E599F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E599F

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E599F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E599F	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3760A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23559E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e599f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 89, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.123 259.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7587bc',
    500: '#2e599f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e599f;
$custom-light: #7587bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e599f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.168,
    "s": 55.122,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47055,
    "c": 0.12322,
    "h": 259.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E599F

secondary

#BE9E6B

accent

#A649DE

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E599F

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →