#2B43A3#2B43A3
#2B43A3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.158 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B43A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 67, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 58%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.6%, 58.9%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.19, 25.22, -54.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.19, 60.13, 294.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.5% -0.005 -0.1575) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.5% 0.158 268.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6120, 7.1712, 35.5208) |
| Luminance | 0.0717 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.44
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.68
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.81
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.92
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.93
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B43A3 #A38B2B
analogous
#2B7FA3 #2B43A3 #4F2BA3
triadic
#2B43A3 #A32B43 #43A32B
tetradic
#2B43A3 #A32B7F #A38B2B #2BA34F
square
#2B43A3 #A32B7F #A38B2B #2BA34F
split-complementary
#2B43A3 #A34F2B #7FA32B
monochromatic
#111B42 #1E2F73 #2B43A3 #3F5BCC #6F84D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.63
#2B43A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#2B43A3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B43A3
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B43A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B43A3 | 1.00 | 8.63 | 2.43 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0046A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005B6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b43a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 67, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.158 268.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7676bf',
500: '#2b43a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b43a3; $custom-light: #7676bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b43a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 67,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228,
"s": 58.252,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42503,
"c": 0.15755,
"h": 268.2
},
"luminance": 0.07172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B43A3
secondary
#C0AF6A
accent
#C246E1
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EEEDF7
border
#C9C8D0
text
#0A0812
muted
#7C7B81