#2B255E#2B255E

#2B255E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.6% C 0.098 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B255E
RGB	rgb(43, 37, 94)
HSL	hsl(246, 44%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(246, 61%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 60.6%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.56, 20.14, -33.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.56, 38.91, 301.18°)
OKLab	oklab(30.62% 0.0233 -0.0952)
OKLCH	oklch(30.62% 0.098 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.6776, 2.6447, 10.9042)
Luminance	0.0265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B255E #585E25

analogous

#253B5E #2B255E #47255E

triadic

#2B255E #5E2B25 #255E2B

tetradic

#2B255E #5E253B #585E25 #255E47

square

#2B255E #5E253B #585E25 #255E47

split-complementary

#2B255E #5E4725 #3B5E25

monochromatic

#0A0916 #171432 #2B255E #3F368A #5348B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.73

#2B255E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.53

#2B255E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B255E

13.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B255E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B255E	1.00	13.73	1.53	13.73
#FFFFFF	13.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#012F60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002B5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#18323D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b255e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 37, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.6% 0.098 283.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#695f8c',
    500: '#2b255e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b255e;
$custom-light: #695f8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b255e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.316,
    "s": 43.511,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30618,
    "c": 0.09798,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B255E

secondary

#8A914D

accent

#D355C6

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#07040C

muted

#7A797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B255E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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