#2B43AD#2B43AD
#2B43AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.171 H 268.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B43AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 67, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 61.3%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.01, 28.98, -59.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.01, 65.95, 296.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.37% -0.0048 -0.1711) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.37% 0.171 268.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5436, 7.5439, 40.4275) |
| Luminance | 0.0755 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.25
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.48
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.71
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.38
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.40
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B43AD #AD952B
analogous
#2B84AD #2B43AD #542BAD
triadic
#2B43AD #AD2B43 #43AD2B
tetradic
#2B43AD #AD2B84 #AD952B #2BAD54
square
#2B43AD #AD2B84 #AD952B #2BAD54
split-complementary
#2B43AD #AD542B #84AD2B
monochromatic
#131D4B #1F307C #2B43AD #455ED1 #7689DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.37
#2B43AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.51
#2B43AD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B43AD
8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B43AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B43AD | 1.00 | 8.37 | 2.51 | 8.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0048AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b43ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 67, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.171 268.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7876c6',
500: '#2b43ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b43ad; $custom-light: #7876c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b43ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 67,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.923,
"s": 60.185,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4337,
"c": 0.1712,
"h": 268.4
},
"luminance": 0.07545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B43AD
secondary
#C4B56F
accent
#C644E3
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEDF8
border
#C9C8D1
text
#0A0813
muted
#7C7B82