#2B4396#2B4396

#2B4396 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.139 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4396
RGB	rgb(43, 67, 150)
HSL	hsl(227, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(227, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 55.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.18, 20.28, -48.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.18, 52.44, 292.75°)
OKLab	oklab(41.43% -0.0056 -0.1391)
OKLCH	oklch(41.43% 0.139 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.5065, 6.7291, 29.6988)
Luminance	0.0673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4396 #967E2B

analogous

#2B7896 #2B4396 #482B96

triadic

#2B4396 #962B43 #43962B

tetradic

#2B4396 #962B78 #967E2B #2B9648

square

#2B4396 #962B78 #967E2B #2B9648

split-complementary

#2B4396 #96482B #78962B

monochromatic

#101937 #1D2E66 #2B4396 #3958C6 #6880D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.95

#2B4396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#2B4396 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4396

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4396	1.00	8.95	2.35	8.95
#FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#014E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004594

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005766

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 67, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.139 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7376b5',
    500: '#2b4396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4396;
$custom-light: #7376b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.542,
    "s": 55.44,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41426,
    "c": 0.13926,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4396

secondary

#BAA663

accent

#BD49DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4396

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

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