#2E5B9D#2E5B9D
#2E5B9D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.118 H 258.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E5B9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 91, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 42%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.72, 7.45, -40.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.72, 41.14, 280.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.38% -0.0244 -0.1155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.38% 0.118 258) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9514, 10.4962, 33.3406) |
| Luminance | 0.1050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.28
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.94
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.21
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.94
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.00
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E5B9D #9D702E
analogous
#2E929D #2E5B9D #392E9D
triadic
#2E5B9D #9D2E5B #5B9D2E
tetradic
#2E5B9D #9D2E92 #9D702E #2E9D39
square
#2E5B9D #9D2E92 #9D702E #2E9D39
split-complementary
#2E5B9D #9D392E #929D2E
monochromatic
#12243E #20406E #2E5B9D #4177C7 #7099D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.78
#2E5B9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.10
#2E5B9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E5B9D
6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E5B9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E5B9D | 1.00 | 6.78 | 3.10 | 6.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C61A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2A569C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006A74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e5b9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 91, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.118 258.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7488ba',
500: '#2e5b9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e5b9d; $custom-light: #7488ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e5b9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 91,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.676,
"s": 54.68,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47381,
"c": 0.11803,
"h": 258
},
"luminance": 0.10497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E5B9D
secondary
#BD9B6A
accent
#A24ADE
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDEFF6
border
#C8CAD0
text
#090B12
muted
#7B7C81