#2B408C#2B408C

#2B408C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.129 H 268.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B408C
RGB	rgb(43, 64, 140)
HSL	hsl(227, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(227, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 54.3%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.60, 18.51, -44.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.60, 48.47, 292.45°)
OKLab	oklab(39.99% -0.0036 -0.1287)
OKLCH	oklch(39.99% 0.129 268.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.5617, 6.0731, 25.5796)
Luminance	0.0607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B408C #8C772B

analogous

#2B708C #2B408C #462B8C

triadic

#2B408C #8C2B40 #408C2B

tetradic

#2B408C #8C2B70 #8C772B #2B8C46

square

#2B408C #8C2B70 #8C772B #2B8C46

split-complementary

#2B408C #8C462B #708C2B

monochromatic

#0E152E #1D2B5D #2B408C #3955BB #627ACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.48

#2B408C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#2B408C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B408C

9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B408C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B408C	1.00	9.48	2.21	9.48
#FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D4A8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00428A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00525F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b408c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 64, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.129 268.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7074ae',
    500: '#2b408c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b408c;
$custom-light: #7074ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b408c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.01,
    "s": 53.005,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39993,
    "c": 0.12876,
    "h": 268.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B408C

secondary

#B5A25E

accent

#BD4BDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080810

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B408C

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

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