#2E305EGalaxea (#2E305E) is a very dark, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 279°, lightness 0.33 and chroma 0.08. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #2E305E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 48, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 34%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 51%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51%, 49%, 0%, 63%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(22 13.2 -27.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.332 0.080 279) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Galaxea shifts subtly: leans toward purple; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#312f58 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#30315c — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#2e305e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#2e305f — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Galaxea in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 12.35:1 and against black 1.7:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#9297bc · #6c719a · #494d79 · #2e305e · #0f0c33 · #010010
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#385977 · #31456c · #2e305e · #2a1e47 · #230d2f · #180119
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b99fb5 · #8186b1 · #875b82 · #5e495b · #2e305e · #18183c
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d1c689 · #6d708a · #505261 · #2e305e · #17182f · #03040e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f3f2ea · #b5b7c2 · #82817b · #4b4d58 · #2e305e · #212019
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f4f2e8 · #cccabf · #a09e91 · #282516 · #070500 · #2e305e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4d9b4 · #d19a66 · #887498 · #67413c · #2e305e · #180726
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f5f2e0 · #d3b18c · #728a56 · #664621 · #2e305e · #1a230e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee8 · #ddaa9a · #548f6f · #285940 · #2e305e · #301911
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffedef · #dda7af · #8c8247 · #0f5955 · #2e305e · #242007
#4A4E78 · #686D93 · #888DAF · #AAAECB · #CDD1E8
#262851 · #1F2045 · #181939 · #11112E · #0A0A23
#2F3256 · #31334D · #333545
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.