#2B428E#2B428E
#2B428E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.129 H 267.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B428E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 66, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 70%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 53.5%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.31, 17.91, -44.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.31, 48.31, 291.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.58% -0.0053 -0.1289) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.58% 0.129 267.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8253, 6.3623, 26.4016) |
| Luminance | 0.0636 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.38
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.85
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.92
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.26
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.80
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B428E #8E772B
analogous
#2B748E #2B428E #462B8E
triadic
#2B428E #8E2B42 #428E2B
tetradic
#2B428E #8E2B74 #8E772B #2B8E46
square
#2B428E #8E2B74 #8E772B #2B8E46
split-complementary
#2B428E #8E462B #748E2B
monochromatic
#0F1630 #1D2C5F #2B428E #3958BD #637DD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.24
#2B428E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.27
#2B428E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B428E
9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B428E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B428E | 1.00 | 9.24 | 2.27 | 9.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#114C91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00438C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005461
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b428e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 66, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.129 267.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7176b0',
500: '#2b428e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b428e; $custom-light: #7176b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b428e",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 66,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.061,
"s": 53.514,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40578,
"c": 0.12903,
"h": 267.6
},
"luminance": 0.06363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B428E
secondary
#B6A25F
accent
#BB4BDD
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEDF5
border
#C8C8CF
text
#080810
muted
#7B7B7F