#2E5B8E#2E5B8E
#2E5B8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.097 H 253.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E5B8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 91, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 51%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 35.9%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.87, 1.85, -32.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.87, 32.83, 273.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.44% -0.0282 -0.093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.44% 0.097 253.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7485, 10.0150, 27.0053) |
| Luminance | 0.1002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 0.93
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.75
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.77
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.11
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.09
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E5B8E #8E612E
analogous
#2E8B8E #2E5B8E #312E8E
triadic
#2E5B8E #8E2E5B #5B8E2E
tetradic
#2E5B8E #8E2E8B #8E612E #2E8E31
square
#2E5B8E #8E2E8B #8E612E #2E8E31
split-complementary
#2E5B8E #8E312E #8B8E2E
monochromatic
#102032 #1F3D60 #2E5B8E #3D79BC #6898CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#2E5B8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#2E5B8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E5B8E
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E5B8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E5B8E | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#455E90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#37558D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00676E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e5b8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 91, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.097 253.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7189af',
500: '#2e5b8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e5b8e; $custom-light: #7189af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e5b8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 91,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.875,
"s": 51.064,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46443,
"c": 0.09716,
"h": 253.1
},
"luminance": 0.10016
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E5B8E
secondary
#B58E63
accent
#984DDB
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EDEFF4
border
#C8CACE
text
#080B10
muted
#7B7C7F