#2E5B9E#2E5B9E
#2E5B9E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.119 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E5B9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 91, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 42.4%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.78, 7.82, -40.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.78, 41.70, 280.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.45% -0.0242 -0.1169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.45% 0.119 258.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0371, 10.5305, 33.7920) |
| Luminance | 0.1053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.32
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.06
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.28
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.93
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.00
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E5B9E #9E712E
analogous
#2E939E #2E5B9E #392E9E
triadic
#2E5B9E #9E2E5B #5B9E2E
tetradic
#2E5B9E #9E2E93 #9E712E #2E9E39
square
#2E5B9E #9E2E93 #9E712E #2E9E39
split-complementary
#2E5B9E #9E392E #939E2E
monochromatic
#12243F #20406F #2E5B9E #4177C8 #7199D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.76
#2E5B9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.11
#2E5B9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E5B9E
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E5B9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E5B9E | 1.00 | 6.76 | 3.11 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B61A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#29579D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006B75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e5b9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 91, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.119 258.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7488bb',
500: '#2e5b9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e5b9e; $custom-light: #7488bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e5b9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 91,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.893,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47446,
"c": 0.11944,
"h": 258.3
},
"luminance": 0.10532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E5B9E
secondary
#BD9C6B
accent
#A34ADE
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EEEFF6
border
#C9CAD0
text
#090B12
muted
#7B7C81