#2E79A2

Closest named color: Cerulean (#457B9D). oklch(54.8% 0.097 236.5), rgb(46, 121, 162).

White text reads best on this color (4.80:1).

About this color

#2E79A2 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 55%, its chroma 0.097 and its hue 236°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cerulean (#457B9D), ΔE 0.022 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.80:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-dark (55%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.097)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Cerulean (#457B9D)
Black text	4.37:1
White text	4.80:1

Values

HEX	#2E79A2
RGB	rgb(46, 121, 162)
HSL	hsl(201, 56%, 41%)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.097 236.5)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #2E79A2	4.80:1	AA	Lc -78.5	Fine for body text
Black text on #2E79A2	4.37:1	AA large text	Lc 31.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#2E79A2 text on white	4.80:1	AA	Lc 73.0	Content text, not long reading
#2E79A2 text on black	4.37:1	AA large text	Lc -28.7	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F9

oklch(97.1% 0.006 239.8)
Step 100
100

#E2EBF1

oklch(93.5% 0.013 236.6)
Step 200
200

#CBDCE7

oklch(88.5% 0.024 236)
Step 300
300

#A7C6D9

oklch(81% 0.043 235)
Step 400
400

#76A8C7

oklch(70.8% 0.07 236.3)
Step 500
500

#5092B8

oklch(63.2% 0.088 235.8)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#2E79A2

oklch(54.8% 0.097 236.5)
Step 700
700

#22688D

oklch(49.2% 0.09 236.2)
Step 800
800

#1F5572

oklch(42.8% 0.074 235.8)
Step 900
900

#20465C

oklch(37.7% 0.057 236.4)
Step 950
950

#132936

oklch(26.9% 0.037 236.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#2E79A2 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#6578A4	0.056
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#566DA1	0.048
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#008487	0.064
Achromatopsia (no color)	#727272	0.097