#2E5BB9#2E5BB9
#2E5BB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.157 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E5BB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 91, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 75%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 50.8%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.52, 18.06, -54.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.52, 57.07, 288.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.34% -0.0197 -0.1557) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.34% 0.157 262.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6216, 11.5643, 47.4038) |
| Luminance | 0.1157 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.12
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.13
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.90
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.61
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.72
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E5BB9 #B98C2E
analogous
#2EA0B9 #2E5BB9 #472EB9
triadic
#2E5BB9 #B92E5B #5BB92E
tetradic
#2E5BB9 #B92EA0 #B98C2E #2EB947
square
#2E5BB9 #B92EA0 #B98C2E #2EB947
split-complementary
#2E5BB9 #B9472E #A0B92E
monochromatic
#162B57 #224388 #2E5BB9 #517BD4 #82A0E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.34
#2E5BB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.31
#2E5BB9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E5BB9
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E5BB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E5BB9 | 1.00 | 6.34 | 3.31 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2166BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0059B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007281
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e5bb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 91, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.157 262.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7a88cf',
500: '#2e5bb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e5bb9; $custom-light: #7a88cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e5bb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 91,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.576,
"s": 60.173,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49339,
"c": 0.15695,
"h": 262.8
},
"luminance": 0.11566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E5BB9
secondary
#C9AF7A
accent
#B044E3
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFEFF9
border
#CACAD2
text
#0B0B14
muted
#7C7C82